Stage 2: launched.
The rule that placed itA product that does the task is available to the public. We link it and date it.
The evidenceLive Translation on AirPods (Apple, beta) is available to the public. Apple Newsroom (company-reported), Sep 9, 2025.
A stage says how far the evidence has got. It is not a rating of the AI and not advice.
- 1ClaimedEvidence found
- 2LaunchedPlaced here
- 3Independently testedNo evidence yet
- 4Tested with real peopleNo evidence yet
- 5Regulator-clearedNo approval process exists
- 6Widely used with a verified recordNo evidence yet
Everything we found.
In ladder order, newest first within each kind. Makers' own claims are labeled as theirs.
What the makers claim
- Apple (company-reported)
“Live Translation helps users understand another language and communicate with others by speaking naturally with AirPods.”
Apple Newsroom (company-reported) · Sep 9, 2025 · company-reported
What has launched
- Live Translation on AirPods (Apple, beta)
Live Translation on AirPods (Apple, beta) is available to the public.
Apple Newsroom (company-reported) · Sep 9, 2025
Not found in our sources yet: what independent tests found; tested with real people; how many people use it. No regulator approves AI for this task, so the approval step doesn't apply.
Track record and tools.
Failures and court cases are shown beside the stage, never folded into it. Tools are listed because the evidence names them, in no order of merit.
Can AI do these yet?
Answer my health questions
Stage 4 of 6Tested with real people
Randomized trial: chatbot users made no better health decisions
Spot breast cancer on a mammogram
Stage 5 of 6Regulator-cleared
Transpara has been FDA-cleared since 2018, most recently in Aug 2026
Check a mole for skin cancer
Stage 5 of 6Regulator-cleared
EU Class III CE mark lets DERM clear benign cases alone (company)