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So this is how teens end up asking for advice on depression and they end up killing themselves. Not sure how Apple is going to handle these sort of cases. Very tough problem to solve.
Like they handle all issues...

"Only a handful users of our gazillion user bases was affected..."
 
Here’s the thing: many of us are already using a real and maybe even paid-tier AI like Gemini Pro in my case or ChatGPT plus for others…. Even if Apple semi-halfassedly adds an Apple-flavored Gemini to ONE section of Siri processing, I won’t get the full Gemini integration. Like for Gmail. Docs. Google calendar. Saved personal context. Etc. People like me would probably just keep using Gemini proper.
 
Looking forward to seeing how they manage to deliver all this Apple Intelligence stuff on an iPhone 16 with just 8GB of RAM.
This new feature doesn’t sound like it will be local, like most of current dumb Siri isn’t.
 
I'm voting that they do away with the moniker Siri and change it to something less trouble ridden like Facebook did when they changed to Meta, hoping the world would forget their atrocities.

I'll put forward that we call her Shirley. Shirley will have a raspy, mature ladies voice, as though she's a chain smoker and worked in a Vegas casino all her life. A mature, yet raspy voice, may signify a lifetime of information gathering through world travels, to go with her profound new wisdom.

The raspiness also adds the cool ability to break into a cover of Kim Carnes' Bette Davis Eyes anytime she stuffs up in order to distract me, and find forgiveness. 😁
 
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"Apple couldn't get the first-generation ‌Siri‌ architecture that it was using to work properly"

How many years did it take them to figure that out?
 
Probably time to rely on others to power Siri and focus on making sure it’s integrated well and has a polished interface when needed. My guess is the delayed version of Siri will still be way behind the competition. My $30 Firestick Alexa responds better than Siri on my 16 Pro Max.
 
Well, they’re making all of the right noises about the progress they are allegedly making.

They don’t have a lot of credit in the bank on this, though.

I remain skeptical.
 
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