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Apple announces App Store Awards winners for 2023

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Apple has announced the winners of its App Store Awards for 2023, with a begrudging nod to the impact of AI.

The iPhone-maker hasrecognised14 apps and games (down from 16last year) that “empowered users to unleash their creativity, discover a world of new adventures, and have fun with family and friends”.

Here’s the list of App category winners:

Apple also handed out awards for the following games:

In addition to these regular categories, Apple also selected five Cultural Impact winners chosen for “their ability to drive positive change through apps and games”. These were:

Finally, Apple identified generative AI as its Trend of the Year. It’s quite amusing to see Apple acknowledging such a huge area, in which it’s been somewhat slow to respond, with barely hidden scepticism.

“Although many features are still in their infancy, they gave users a chance to see, firsthand, the technology in action and come to their own conclusions about the benefits and risks,” reads Apple’s equivocal appraisal of AI-driven apps in 2023.

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