Exactly this. Given what other manufacturers were doing in this space, Apple had to ship a smartphone with AI features to maintain their share price.
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Most iPhone Users Uninterested in Apple Intelligence, Survey Suggests
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Exactly this. Given what other manufacturers were doing in this space, Apple had to ship a smartphone with AI features to maintain their share price.
And while "AI" might be a failure in the sense of grandiose tech hype and promises (and I'm not really interested in ChatGPT churning through all my text and rewriting it, or spending my time producing mediocre AI art for every situation) there's still plenty of stuff in all these AI features there are improvements. They were all just "machine learning" before this.
I'm hopeful the bubble pops quickly so there's less "throw LLMs at the wall and see what sticks" and more conscious and deliberate "how can machine learning improve this task"-type stuff.
I think this is the bigger issue in play. Apple Intelligence will be great in a few years, after full implementation and some overhauls. We have to remember that Apple is working towards full integration and it’s going to be a while before we get the wow factor. But there really isn’t a reason to get a new iPhone right now, unless you are sitting on a four or even five year old phone. And even then it’s not much different.
I didn't send it with all the AI writing; just a starting point. And even though I do agree with you, their AI tools in ATS are reviewing everything anyway.. so the lines are getting more and more blurred.
Never used it, never will. AI is useless right now. It may become useful in the future, but that just isn't the case now.
Got to ask, if you never used it before ... how would you know? Some really close-minded people in this thread.
Not certain what that means but I'm glad I could amuse
Very well. My bad. I had assumed "Apple Intelligence" meant they were employing AI, and the AI they were using was ChatGPT.
Either way: Doesn't appear, from what I'm reading, I'm missing anything not having/using it.
Y'know what I wish Apple would do? I wish their email app would give me the option of seeing full headers. I wish I could mirror my iPhone screen to my iPad like I can mirror either to our Apple TVs. I wish my iPad displayed Battery Health.
Bunch of little, useful things I wish iOS/iPadOS did.
I remember around 2010 3D was a gimmick being peddled to sell TVs, Blu rays, and Blu Ray players. The public wasn’t interested, and it dissolved. I get the same feeling with Apple Intelligence on the current generation of devices.
Because I've seen reviews of it describing the features, and it all seems useless to me. I cannot come up with a valid use for any of Apple Intelligence's features.
2,000 people. Not even worth running the survey at that point. But, that appears to be the way websites can get a boost of traffic (didn’t know about SellCell until this ad from MacRumors).
You were criticizing OpenAI for being wrong and unreliable while confidently spouting inaccuracies yourself, and in the same breath expressed blind trust in Grok, which is generally seen as less reliable than ChatGPT. That contradiction is what made it amusing.Not certain what that means but I'm glad I could amuse
Very well. My bad. I had assumed "Apple Intelligence" meant they were employing AI, and the AI they were using was ChatGPT.
Either way: Doesn't appear, from what I'm reading, I'm missing anything not having/using it.
Y'know what I wish Apple would do? I wish their email app would give me the option of seeing full headers. I wish I could mirror my iPhone screen to my iPad like I can mirror either to our Apple TVs. I wish my iPad displayed Battery Health.
Bunch of little, useful things I wish iOS/iPadOS did.
I love Apple devices, but when asking for a help, I rather ask someone who is smart (Claude 3.5 Sonnet, o1, or Gemini 1206) rather than someone who is not (Apple Intelligence). Even when Apple is delegating to 4o, it is far behind best models and UX is worse than using ChatGPT directly.
I disagree, with respect on some aspects.
First the reason for these staggaring percentages for both Apple users and of course Samsung is because WHAT features is being advertised and pushed to users - sourced from ChatGPT and Google.
Generative AI's applicable reach of applications where its predicably useful and beneficial is not the issue here.
Its the VERY familiar and limiting.
The platform isn't the problem.
The choise of the library isn't the problem.
Humans are inherently flawed due to Culture, Habits and unwillingness to be unique.
^ This is proven in N. America in the staggaring number of accidents vs Europe and Germany alone.
- Culture determined this to be part of our views and habits formed that determine our learning and instruction to driving. Think why is it Germany has THE ONLY non-speed limit HWY in the world and even if now limited KM range its THE one to have THE fewest accidents decade over decade, year of year?! Habits and human culture!
Currently users on any platform to use generative AI are shown garbage use cases that many non technical users cannot even think of what to use it for to even SEE its benefit!
Look back to how Siri was advertized in the first 2 months compared to now early January to March 20204 to even now!
- the prompts of siri was VERY unique.
- the habit and location forming was VERY unique.
- humans fell FAR too easily to asking for lame jokes as a prompt.
Siri was limited but she had legs to really expand her use case.
Since then I've not seen anything close to highlighting what REALLY can be done. Just the same 10 basic features and its getting old.
I have absolutely no interest in Artificial and wish it would just disappear.
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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Apple Intelligence is the biggest flop yet from Apple, even more so than Apple Car, which I consider to be aspirational. I agree with the common sentiment that it is all gimmicky.
TBH, what I really want from Apple is a useful, dependable Siri. I thought Apple put in an upgraded microphone in iPhone 16, but Siri still sucks in responding to queries. I have to say "Siri" a couple of times for it to understand that I am making a request. It gets queries wrong, so I also have to repeat them. And, as I mention in my other posts, Apple still hasn't figured out how to get the right Apple device to respond to the query and how to respond to the query appropriately (i.e. verbal response vs sound vs. screen response).
What I want Tim Cook to do is to DOGE throughout Apple. With all of those employees, why can't Apple update products more consistently and have better quality control? He should start with the Siri development team because if they aren't eating, sleeping, and dreaming Siri, then they shouldn't work there. It should be obvious what the shortcomings are because I'm not even an "intensive user" of Siri. I just want it to work like it should.
Yup. I believe in mastering one's own creative output / accepting and reflecting reality - rather than rely on a learning machine to attempt to represent it on my lazy-ass behalf.
I upgraded to the latest iOS - and to be honest, although I now have a phone enhanced by Apple 'intelligence', I can't see what it's doing differently: do I have to request its 'help' / is there a way I can difinitvely switch it off?
Exactly. The useful, dependable Siri is what practically all adult iPhone users want. And have wanted for way too many years. Siri is the most important feature that Apple has because it is on ALL Apple products. I have come to the conclusion that Apple just was not knowledgeable enough to have fixed it in all these years. It cannot possibly have escaped their notice that it was behind and that everybody wanted that better product almost above all other things. To say that this had to be an embarrassment is an understatement. I enjoy watching Craig Federighi, but both he and John Gianndrea should have been fired for their failures regarding the one feature that is on every Apple device. And there cannot be any excuse for prioritizing yet another emoji wanna be and image playground before fixing Siri first. Have they done so, I’ll bet there would have been more interest in people upgrading to the new devices. If there were disagreements over the direction Siri was to take that’s when the CEO steps in and makes an executive decision so that progress could be made. There really is no excuse.
I’m not looking to go hopping around. I want Siri to do that for me. That will be the strength of apple intelligence, plus whatever apple will build as well.
I’m content to wait and see how things unfold.
I know some on MR dish in Siri, but for me but I do not see a need to have Siri give me a recap of last nights game. Do the basic things well and call it a day. IMO, Siri does the basics well.
Of course there is a debate of what Siri does vs what other individual opinions are out there.
Honestly, I think Apple could do a MUCH better job explaining what Apple intelligence can, or can’t, do. I’m familiar with using Claude, GPT, etc for analytics purposes and I honestly couldn’t even tell you what Apple
Intelligence is even for. It can proofread a paper or make an appointment, I think? It’s totally useless as far as I’m concerned. And I’m certainly one of those people that’s pretty brand loyal to Apple, but I’m to the point of looking elsewhere. iPhone is beyond stale at this point and I truly believe nothing good will come of future Apple products until Tim Cook is gone. Leading the industry, innovation, and excitement are three areas that Apple has completely lost their way on.
Intelligence is even for. It can proofread a paper or make an appointment, I think? It’s totally useless as far as I’m concerned. And I’m certainly one of those people that’s pretty brand loyal to Apple, but I’m to the point of looking elsewhere. iPhone is beyond stale at this point and I truly believe nothing good will come of future Apple products until Tim Cook is gone. Leading the industry, innovation, and excitement are three areas that Apple has completely lost their way on.
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