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Most iPhone Users Uninterested in Apple Intelligence, Survey Suggests
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The only people who love AI are CEO's and investors.
Not literally true, but the AI community is still pretty niche, though strong.
Exactly. Same with other and new applications. 'Oh is that AI? Whatever... now generate a funny cat video I can post please..'
I'd be interested if it wasn't actively bad. Yesterday, I sent an email and got a reply and the preview summary which said "email x for this and email y for that", was just wrong. The email just said to email y for everything. So if I can't trust the summaries, how can I use it?
It is already taking jobs, certainly in the customer service sector.
Is it slowing? Seems to more about Ai now than I have seen before. You look at news and AI is there.
The problem with this is, that it is not you. When companies gte a letter from you, they want to know your ways, not a machine.
Now that would be useful if it works. There is an app to identify plants and it can be hit-and-miss, so i have been told.
The thing is, everything I ask it thats even remotely beyond a simple request like setting an alarm it has to use ChatGPT. Now thats fine but it keeps asking you every time which is annoying to the point that I may as well just use the ChatGPT app instead.
It would be better if it asked you once then never again.
It would be better if it asked you once then never again.
Apple Intelligence is only a disposable marketing ploy. It is only there to get that market share. I used it once, then deleted the Playground app. Chat GTP? I don't need the internet to write for me or to answer questions for me. I truly believe that AI will, one day, make everyone stupid.
Geordi and Data on a Next Generation episode of Star Trek used AI to analyze an alien spacecraft’s trajectory. They asked the computer to identify class M planets along the path and calculate the probability of each planet based on the spacecraft’s speed and fuel consumption. While Geordi and Data are plenty smart and could possibly have done these calculations themselves, they recognized AI as a tool. Let's hope for this optimistic vision of the future.
On the other hand, in Terminator, the machines become self-aware and destroy humanity. So, I guess it's kind of a jump ball.
On the other hand, in Terminator, the machines become self-aware and destroy humanity. So, I guess it's kind of a jump ball.
^This! You can already observe younger people not able to use a classic paper map to find a target. They are totally dependent on GPS navigation. Way to go! 🤣
Apple shipped AI with the same critical flaw as so many other AI products. AI is not a feature. It makes certain features better, but AI itself is not a feature.
You should not make the user "go use the AI".
- Image playground is an app that you have to go into.
- Genmoji is too many steps, waiting, and refining in playground, and again, you have to activate it. I would rather a clever generated emoji just pop into the suggestion bar similar to how if you type "banana" you see a banana there.
- Writing tools are on-demand, several taps to activate, waiting etc. It should suggest rewrites in-place and complete whole sentences.
The quality of the AI is barely passable, but that's not the issue.
I actually like the notification grouping and summaries. Not perfect, but they do work for me 98% of the time. Thats the one example of AI enhancing a feature and not requiring me to "go to the AI"
You should not make the user "go use the AI".
- Image playground is an app that you have to go into.
- Genmoji is too many steps, waiting, and refining in playground, and again, you have to activate it. I would rather a clever generated emoji just pop into the suggestion bar similar to how if you type "banana" you see a banana there.
- Writing tools are on-demand, several taps to activate, waiting etc. It should suggest rewrites in-place and complete whole sentences.
The quality of the AI is barely passable, but that's not the issue.
I actually like the notification grouping and summaries. Not perfect, but they do work for me 98% of the time. Thats the one example of AI enhancing a feature and not requiring me to "go to the AI"
I tried it out when it was available and was not impressed at all. Genmoji was yawn worthy at best, and I don’t use ChatGPT. I hardly use Siri, for that matter. The limited options for changing default apps is laughable. Can’t change default camera, AI (I use perplexity), or messaging, the things I use most. Turned it off. Not worth the time. iPhone 15 pro max.
iPhone users have largely avoided the Apple Intelligence features released prior to iOS 18.2, a new survey suggests.
A survey conducted by SellCell, a tech trade-in platform, has revealed that while nearly half of iPhone users—47.6%—consider AI an important factor when purchasing a smartphone, 73% of those who have used Apple's AI offerings feel that the features add little to no value to their experience. This sentiment is not unique to Apple; the study also found that 87% of Samsung users expressed similar dissatisfaction with the AI tools available on Galaxy devices.
Apple introduced many of its AI features in October 2024 with the release of iOS 18.1. Among the most used tools were Writing Tools, which help with text editing and summarization, and Notification Summaries, which condense key information from multiple notifications into a single view. These were used by 72% and 54% of respondents, respectively. Other features, such as Priority Messages, Clean Up in Photos, and Smart Reply, saw lower adoption, ranging from 44.5% to 20.9%. Features such as natural language search in Photos and transcription summaries were even less popular, with fewer than 15% of users trying them.
One major finding of the study was that despite the general lack of use of the current features, Apple users were more likely than their Samsung counterparts to view AI as a significant deciding factor when purchasing a phone. While nearly half of iPhone users expressed that AI is a very or somewhat important consideration, only 23.7% of Samsung users felt the same. Nonetheless, many Apple users have not updated their devices to iOS 18.1 to access these features, with 57.6% citing this as their primary reason for not using Apple Intelligence. Others mentioned they found the features unhelpful or were concerned about accuracy and privacy.
Despite AI advancements, brand loyalty among Apple users has weakened in recent years, with the survey indicating that 16.8% of iPhone owners would consider switching to Samsung if Galaxy AI features proved significantly better. This represents a marked decline in loyalty, with only 78.9% of respondents now identifying as firmly committed to the Apple ecosystem, down from 92% in 2021. Conversely, just 9.7% of Samsung users expressed a willingness to switch to Apple for better AI features, suggesting that Apple faces stiffer competition in retaining its user base.
The survey also revealed that a majority of smartphone users are unwilling to pay for AI services. Only 11.6% of Apple users said they would consider subscribing to such features, compared to a mere 4% of Samsung users. It is yet to be seen if the arrival of iOS 18.2, which introduces features like Genmoji and ChatGPT integration, could shift perceptions.
The survey was carried out in late 2024 and included over 2,000 participants aged 18 and older in the United States. The pool consisted of iPhone and Samsung Galaxy users whose devices supported AI features.
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They also can't operate a rotary phone, rebuild a carburetor, or hitch a team of horses to a wagon. All of these are obsolete, so not sure if it's a big problem. Frankly, I am more concerned about the impact of social media on young people.
The makers of “Idiocracy” did not set out to make a documentary, yet here we are 😁
The real survey question is:
You have to pick one and promise to use it!
- Apple Intelligence
- Apple Vision Pro
You have to pick one and promise to use it!
It's time for Apple to admit that their venture into "AI" was a failure. Shut it all down and let us never speak of it again.
Yep
I was responding to someone trying to figure out how to sync up an app with an e-bike I sold to them and they were confused and instead of asking me, or going to the actual manual on the manufacturer website, or various forums where real people can help
...he'd pulled up a "ChatGPT answer"
Which was so useless and incorrect - especially for this rather niche question - it was literally hilarious
I said right to his face .. "what are you doing?"
I personally had the answer and he was using ChatGPT instead of asking me