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467 points bundie | 2 comments | 08 Jul 25 16:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.423s | source
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hbn ◴[08 Jul 25 17:34 UTC] No.44502208[source]▶
People have been clowning on Apple for being behind on the AI stuff and -- while I'd never defend how they promised a bunch of features in 2024, showed them in ads, and sold iPhones based on vaporware, but still haven't shipped most of the features -- I will say, I imagine a lot of the hold-up is because they realized how dangerous it is to start trusting AI with the sensitive data on your phone. It's probably not too hard to make it work most of the time, but even if there's a 0.0001% chance the AI will send a sensitive image meant for your wife to your boss, you should probably reconsider shipping.

I don't believe Google has the tact to care as long as they look like a market competitor in something.

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surgical_fire ◴[08 Jul 25 19:11 UTC] No.44503048[source]▶
> -- I will say, I imagine a lot of the hold-up is because they realized how dangerous it is to start trusting AI with the sensitive data on your phone.

It was probably Apple being incompetent with their AI approach rather than being careful

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1. bitpush ◴[08 Jul 25 21:11 UTC] No.44504113[source]▶
Precisely. Its incredible that people think Apple is playing 4D chess with AI, when in reality the simplest answer is the most plausible - Apple has no clue wth to do with AI. Their own assistant - Siri - has been in shambles for close to a decade.

Structurally Apple is in a disadvantage, in the AI race. And no amount of waiting, or polish is going to help them - unless they partner with OpenAI, Anthropic or Google.

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2. surgical_fire ◴[08 Jul 25 22:16 UTC] No.44504533[source]▶
Not to defend Apple - A lot of attempts of integrating AI are shot in the dark that lilely make no sense.

However, Apple did have a use case that would be an obvious improvement. The very thing LLMs excel at is at processing and generating natural language. Improving Siri with LLM capabilities was the obvious move, especially at a time where LLM providers are willing to burn cash to reach a wider use base. It speaks volumes of a company that is just rent seeking their position in the smartphone market at this point.