Apple Passwords App Gains Agentic AI to Automatically Fix Weak and Compromised Passwords
By
Hartley Charlton
Good intentions, undercooked execution. The bake is missing.
Summary
Apple has announced a new agentic AI feature for its Passwords app that automatically fixes weak and compromised passwords in the background using Apple Intelligence and Safari. Previously, users had to manually change each compromised password individually after receiving alerts. The new system automates the entire process end-to-end, removing friction from password security maintenance.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledApple today announced that the Passwords app can now automatically update weak and compromised passwords using Apple Intelligence and Safari to take action on a user's behalf.
While the app has long been able to alert users to security issues, acting on those alerts required manually visiting each site and changing passwords individually.
The new capability removes that friction by automating the process end-to-end in the background.
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