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by joshstrange
376 days ago
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I agree Apple is behind on AI, it's still up in the air if they "missed" AI yet (like MS missed mobile). I hope they are able to compete in the long run. The Foundation models/SDK/APIs are a big step in the right direction but they are coming 6-12 months behind everyone else. AI is an area that it's not at all clear if "slow and steady wins the race" (Apple's normal MO). If there is a paradigm shift in how we interact with our phones using LLMs then Apple is going to get left behind as thing currently stand. It's also damning that Sky [0] didn't come out of Apple. More damning is that the majority of the team behind Sky _DID_ come from Apple (and Workflow, aka Shortcuts) before that. Why did this team feel they had to leave Apple to create something like Sky? Maybe it's a ploy to get acquired again but I think that Apple just isn't good at LLM-based products because of the uncertainty. Apple wants to avoid the "glue on pizza" or "stop taking your meds" moment but it's causing them to miss the boat completely. LLMs are far from perfect, they lie/hallucinate or just lose the plot. That said, there are some really valuable things you can do with them. Historically Apple has been unwilling to accept the downsides and would rather wait to ship but with LLMs I don't think they are going to ever get a "no downsides" approach to work. [0] https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/28/sky-ai-mac-app/ |
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I think the clock on this won't start until someone ships something compelling that is not available on Apple devices. Currently, the leading AI tools have first-party iOS apps.
> Why did this team feel they had to leave Apple to create something like Sky?
No personal knowledge of that team, but the economics around an acquisition of an AI-based product in this market are very different from the economics around "generous bonus for shipping a successful product."