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Tbh I nearly fell asleep yesterday when they finally came to this last "icing on the cake".
For sure we will see how it works soon, first beta testers should tell all things about it
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iOS 18 Apple Intelligence Feature Will Have Waitlist During Initial 'Limited Preview'
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For sure we will see how it works soon, first beta testers should tell all things about it
I think the talent is gone when it comes to software. Long gone are the times of the brilliant minds of Bertrand Serlet and Scott Forstall, with Steve pushing for perfection. Now we have people acting like clowns with a focus only on monetisation, which would be great, if paired with great software.
jonnysods
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No harm in rolling this out a little slower, this is a huge change to the OS. I'm glad to try out the on device AI, I have a chatGPT account but I'm reluctant to let it run on my device like that until I see how the privacy and functionality goes. I'll continue to use it in a browser or app only for now.
If it's about the device and your data on the device, it's Apple Intelligence. Example: "Find emails I have received from John"
If it's more general stuff it will go to ChatGPT through Siri. Example: "What's Aristotles' view on friendship"
As part of the Writing Tools, ChatGPT is used when you want it to create "original" text and images for you.
freediverx00
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MrTemple
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Uh... wut? 😂
OpenAI was the one who paid (And paid BIG).
Did you notice that no OpenAI account was needed, but you can link your account to use the paid features?
That upsell channel is a HUUUGE boon to OpenAI. 98% of people with an iPhone have never heard of ChatGPT, and 99.9999% have never used it.
OpenAI paid to be the default (among many) larger cloud models that can hook into the Siri installed on all iPhones (likely many that don't support all of the on-device Apple Intelligence!).
And the ability to add a one-touch button to say, "Start your free trial now to access this and many more features" is a GIGANTIC revenue stream.
Especially now that Siri's general use is going to skyrocket, after people see all their friends (not to mention the beautiful people in Apple's ads during big events) just talking normally to their phones to make 'magical techy person stuff' just happen.
wbeasley
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nah the haters on here expect everything instantly... the world is so self-centred now.
if a feature isnt personally good for them then it's useless and "lazy Apple should do this..."
most comments are exactly what you would expect at this stage of WWDC 🙂
wbeasley
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bit like analogue TVs... when digital took over.
or leaded fueled cars...
technology advances even quicker.
Apple could have implemented AI on old devices - and then people would have whinged if it was slow.
they did a clean start of Apple chips. it's a good line in the sand even if that leaves many behind until they upgrade.
Apple Intelligence at thispoint would be my main reason of why upgrade my iPhone from 14 Pro Max to the 16 ProMax in September. But if Apple Intelligence roll-out is slow, and particularly for the UK (where I'm based), I might be safe to wait for the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Regardless of this, I'll be getting a new AW and a MBP M4 in the Autumn
wbeasley
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The 14 isnt that old a phone.
Isnt three years the common upgrade cycle for many people?
My 13 Pro needs an update. After three years of great use, the amount of changes warrants the purchase.
And someone I know will be getting a better phone than they are used to as well 🙂
I use to update every year, I stopped on the 12Pro, changed to a 2-year cycle.
But I'm really hesitating about this year, maybe I go to 3-year cycle
wbeasley
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as tech matures there is less and less breathtaking new stuff.
Three year cycles tend to provide enough new stuff to justify the spend for most people now.
And batteries arent dying after two years like they used to seem to.
Jobs visited the Sony factory and was apparently impressed by their update model system.
Sony would add just enough new features to make something better. and a year later do it again. and again.
With only one year between updates, it's hard to find something great each time let alone a few of them.
Office used to have the same issue. Each new version had more features but the biggest competitor it had was the previous version. Subscription probably works better for them. More reliable income.
A few months back I loaned an old Macbook Air to a friend who wrote books.
He did the originals in Word but I didnt have a licence for it on that machine.
So imported it into Pages. I was surprised how well it just worked.
He's not a tech head (far from it) so the reduced options has been helpful to get him back writing again.
Sometimes it is tempting to add new features that seem good on paper but not much use in real life.
wbeasley
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A few reasons here why I've been sitting on old hardware too.
Hopefully they resolve later this year... just in time to upgrade the old 2017 iMac, S5 watch (battery is rubbish compared to S3). iPad mini with M chip would be nice if they make one. M2 Macbook Air is still current enough for what it does.
wbeasley
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no they said Siri will improve (but it would be hard to make it worse wouldnt it?) 🙂