Manton and Daniel compare notes after WWDC, reflecting on the thrill of catching up with old friends, albeit on turbo mode. Daniel takes a bow for guessing the Apple Intelligence name, and the two discuss the advantages to Apple of adopting it. They examine the “long runway” Apple has to perfect their AI offerings thanks to the cohesive structure of Apple Intelligence and their inclusion of outside services in the whole package. They compare the relative advantages that on-device, specialized models may have, versus the advantages of “world data” services like ChatGPT. Finally, they question how the AI naysayers will cope with a technology world where AI in some form is increasingly ubiquitous.
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Links:
- Live Near WWDC – James Dempsey & the Breakpoints, featuring backing vocals by Daniel on the last two songs.
- One More Thing Conference – Alternative conference put on near Apple’s headquarters.
- The Talk Show Live – John Gruber’s annual interview with Apple executives.
- Apple Intelligence – Daniel’s blog post from 2013, predicting the name.
- Apple Intelligence – Apple’s marketing page for the new service.
- Dithering – Premium podcast on which John Gruber and Ben Thompson discussed Apple’s platform advantages.
- Microsoft Recall Delayed – The much-celebrated, and criticized, technology will not ship when previously announced.
- ChatGPT Mac App – Desktop AI integration from OpenAI.
- Private Cloud Compute – Apple’s security marketing page for the new technology.
