Perhaps your iPad isn't capable of running Apple Intelligence. From https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/ipad/ipade5045bb1/ipados https://support.apple.com/en

Perhaps your iPad isn't capable of running Apple Intelligence. From https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/ipad/ipade5045bb1/ipados https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/ipad/ipade5045bb1/ipad... "Apple Intelligence is available in iPadOS 18.1 or later on iPad models with M1 or later and iPad mini (A17 Pro)."