Apple may appear to be dipping a toe into the AI game, but recent reports and rumors have suggested that the tech giant has just been biding its time. @theverge tells us what Apple has been working on, including a potentially “really, really, really good Siri.” https://flip.it/KqrHth #Tech#Technology#AI#Apple#Siri
Academics probe #Apple's #privacy settings and get lost and confused
Researchers note many studies examinedprivacy issues with 3rd-party apps for Apple devices, little literature investigates first-party apps – like Safari and Siri. Just disabling #Siri requires visits to five submenus.
They also criticize data collection by Apple apps like Safari and Siri, where data is sent, how users can (and can't) disable data tracking, and how Apple presents privacy options to users https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/05/apple_apps_privacy_study/
You know, even ignoring the ethics of #AI for a moment... I truly don't understand the consumer-facing hype.
After, what, a decade of #Siri and Google Assistant and, and even now with #OpenAI and #ChatGPT, at best, you get some trivia answers, maybe an image, and #Clippy writing an email for you.
How is this interesting? How is this "The Next Big Thing"?