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by outcoldman 595 days ago
I am with you on that. I am an Apple user for sure (TV, macbook, macpro, iphones, ipads, avp), but this whole Apple AI is just ridiculous, they are so behind. Even integration with ChatGPT is laughable, with very questionable interface, no history through that interface.

I just don't understand why we are protecting so much Apple in that case. They have ability to do better, and the company is not going to the right route in the last few years.
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throwaway314155 595 days ago
They might be behind but at least consider that it's because they've seen what "the future" of this technology looks like and aren't at all impressed.

The only reason they're even implementing the current feature set is because of pressure from investors.

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outcoldman 595 days ago
The first large title at apple.com right now is "Apple Intelligence is here". The last 10 or so Ads from Apple are all about Ai.

Which is not true, it is not here. The features are very limited, and there is not a lot of them, and a lot of people are getting on waitlist right now (based on the Reddit comments).

I really hope that there is going to be a class action lawsuit against Apple, as they are doing exactly what Elon Musk, Google and Microsoft liked to do for so long, trying to sell you something that does not exist.

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tensor 595 days ago
Behind what? Windows chatgpt interface? Apple has been quietly adding AI features, sometimes with no equal. For example, having OCR being built in everywhere in the OS is amazing. I've used it many times already, but it's a quiet seamless addition so I guess people don't notice.

Their photos improvements are pretty solid, bringing closer to par with Google photos. Their translation and voice recognition/dictation are state of the art. Their photo processing is equal or better than Googles. Not really seeing where they are "so behind" to be honest.

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andrewinardeer 595 days ago
"so behind" in that after months of pumping themselves up through glossy marketing they are now just barely on parity with Google Pixel's AI feature set?

C'mon man.

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JumpCrisscross 595 days ago
> months of pumping themselves up through glossy marketing

I don’t think I’ve come across their marketing outside tech-specific channels, who are reporting on it because AI gets clicks.

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saratogacx 595 days ago
If you aren't seeing them, it is more likely to how you handle ads in your everyday experience. They have a very active ad campaign that I've see on several TV channels and streaming services (mainly Prime ads)

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/apple-intelligence-de...

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