The next wave of Apple Intelligence is almost here, bringing some of the most highly anticipated new capabilities. But two such features, Genmoji and Image Playground, come with some key guardrails in iOS 18.2 you should know about.

AI image generation can be a lot of fun, but it also has a troubling track record.

Deepfakes are a major problem all on their own, but they're not the only issue. Check out these very real headlines from the Pixel 9's recent launch:

It's headlines like these, and all the other trouble you'd guess might be caused by AI images, that's led Apple to implement some guardrails with its AI image features.

Here's how Apple is doing things different with Genmoji and Image Playground in iOS 18.2:

iOS 18.2's image tools are just part of the story for the next big AI feature release.

There are a lot more Apple Intelligence features coming next month, including ChatGPT integration, Visual Intelligence on iPhone 16 models, and more.

What do you think of Apple's image guardrails? Let us know in the comments.