No mention of Core ML at WWDC26... Shall we assume it was replaced by Core AI? What about Adapters?
Core ML is still supported! It supports traditional ML models such as random forests/tree ensembles, categorical feature engineering, pipelines and many other model types Core AI does not support. It has a mature ecosystem and runs on all previous operating systems.
Core AI is the recommended framework going forward for generative AI models. It supplies more advanced features when it comes to dealing with larger models and iterative inference loops. It gives you additional control over model specialization, cache management, optimal memory layouts and richer python and debugging tools. It also supports ahead of time compilation and custom Metal 4 kernels.