Apple Intelligence Apparently Too Smart for M1 Macs After Listing Error

[wanha]

Close but not quite. The technology is entirely inert. It's people always, yes. But the value or detriment of LLMs specifically is defined by who trains and thus controls them. That is why the investment is so high; it simultaneously creates a dependency on the service both from and end user and provider perspective and a method of controlling thought and communications used within its scope.

If you want to see this in action, ask various LLMs about the Tiananmen Square Massacre and see who they are associated with. Then ask yourself where we'll be in a decade.

That's not a bicycle for the mind. That's a tram that goes on rails laid by someone else with a monthly fee.

On a side note, looking at JP Morgan and BoA's recent analytics, it's a financial dead end anyway, as I predicted from my original financial modelling I did.

we're talking about pretty different things here.

Your concern is for the business case of it and how it can be used as a control and manipulation tool. I agree with what you write.

But that doesn't discount the fact that it's also an incredibly power tool when used in the correct way, as millions of people will attest to.

 

[MacMan988]

Swap the animation and send the same Siri as "New Siri 2" 😂

 

[HVDynamo]

Who says it's an error? The M1 Macs were the last ones with 8GB RAM standard. Maybe on Mac it will need 16GB RAM, compared to iPad where they all have 8GB RAM except the higher end Pro's.

8GB has been standard through M3 macs for the air and lowest end Pro. That didn't change until M4.

 

[Kidseeghost]

I knew they would change the requirements. They are known for doing bs like that. Locking software features behind new devices to push sales. It's time to stop glazing Apple and call them out for this behavior. They started with Macs, but iPhones are next. I'm just waiting for them to change it to iPhone 17 and later and not supporting the phone that was build from the ground up for AI the 16. They will probably use RAM as an excuse, even though it's their own fault because they cheapen out on RAM for years.

 

[scrapesleon]

Smart ??? That’s some statement considering Apple intelligence doesn’t even function better than the original Siri and why again does it needs 8gigs of ram when its basically useless

 

[cjsuk]

we're talking about pretty different things here.

Your concern is for the business case of it and how it can be used as a control and manipulation tool. I agree with what you write.

But that doesn't discount the fact that it's also an incredibly power tool when used in the correct way, as millions of people will attest to.

My point is aware of that. It's a tangible risk building a dependency on it, so don't.

 

[Corefile]

This sounds like the countdown to Apple forcing users of M1 systems to toss them in the trash.

 

[Kidseeghost]

This sounds like the countdown to Apple forcing users of M1 systems to toss them in the trash.

They try now for years to convince M1 users to upgrade. They always compare the new chips to M1. Now they are taking features away.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

It’s inevitable that they’ll want to move users on from M1, even if the capabilities are truly there. It was the same during the Intel era.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

This sounds like the countdown to Apple forcing users of M1 systems to toss them in the trash.

They will still get security updates for years after OS support ends, just like the phones. If you toss it in the trash, it's on you.

...and If you need AI, there are a million places to get it without Apple.

 

[Tim Jobs the 2nd]

This sounds like the countdown to Apple forcing users of M1 systems to toss them in the trash.

Or it is just a typo.

 

[Morod]

 

[Oberhorst]

Who says it's an error? The M1 Macs were the last ones with 8GB RAM standard. Maybe on Mac it will need 16GB RAM, compared to iPad where they all have 8GB RAM except the higher end Pro's.

Because there was no M2 iMac as the list says, it went from M1 straight to M3.
Also, the list still mentions the M1 iPads so it looks like it does run on M1 in general. And if it needs "16 GB RAM on Macs" as you said, my M1 MacBook Air has 16 GB so it wouldn't say "M2 or higher" because there still are M1 models eligible even for that criteria.

 

[hagar]

Sure, why not give the consumer communications job to an intern?
And also: nobody with an M1 chip would ever upgrade their hardware for Apple AI.

 

[rappr]

It would be hilarious if M1 Macs lost support before M1 iPads 🤣

 

[Boeingfan]

Whenever Siri or soogle or Apple Gemini or whatever it is is finally built and released, the ‘built for Apple intelligence’ iPhone 16 had better be compatible or I feel someone will take them to task.

 

[Boeingfan]

Close but not quite. The technology is entirely inert. It's people always, yes. But the value or detriment of LLMs specifically is defined by who trains and thus controls them. That is why the investment is so high; it simultaneously creates a dependency on the service both from and end user and provider perspective and a method of controlling thought and communications used within its scope.

If you want to see this in action, ask various LLMs about the Tiananmen Square Massacre and see who they are associated with. Then ask yourself where we'll be in a decade.

That's not a bicycle for the mind. That's a tram that goes on rails laid by someone else with a monthly fee.

On a side note, looking at JP Morgan and BoA's recent analytics, it's a financial dead end anyway, as I predicted from my original financial modelling I did.

You just ground me to a halt for a hot second re-visualising the man standing in front of the tank. Man that was awful.

 

[EugW]

“M2 iMac”
my favourite

The M2 iMac release is imminent!

 

[iPay]

When technicians fail, marketing speaks.

 

[mac-kitty]

I have an M1 iMac and Apple Intelligence is still turned on in System Settings.

 

[andrewsyd]

Apple Intelligence. How ironic 🤭

 

[Heelpir8]

Who says it's an error? The M1 Macs were the last ones with 8GB RAM standard. Maybe on Mac it will need 16GB RAM, compared to iPad where they all have 8GB RAM except the higher end Pro's.

Base model Macs didn't come with 16GB RAM until the M4 line.....

 

[CloudChief]

They probably used Apple Intelligence to update the list

 

[deaglecat]

Apple Intelligence is a PR disaster for Apple.. marketing way over promised the technology. I would be annoyed if I had bought an iPhone 16 series when the Apple Intelligence marketing hype was everywhere.

But in time, it will be useful. It has dented Apple's reputation and if you read the comments on this thread, the level of cynicism is (perhaps rightly) troubling.

 

[alFR]

Here, let me summarise this for you:

There's typo on Apple's US website. It'll be fixed in the next few hours.

Slow news day, is it?