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ChatGPT for Mac now available for everyone
Yep, because by "everyone" I clearly meant every Mac ever. PowerPC too. Why not. Especially since I totally didn't explain "everyone" in the second paragraph.elijahg said:
So every single person with an Intel Mac has upgraded to an Mx Mac have they, Wesley?The app works with macOS Sonoma or later on Macs with M-series processors.
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How to use iPad as a Mac replacement and why you'd want to
We made a call. This was going to end up closer to twice the length with hardware and software discussions, but we decided those belonged in two different articles. I agree that an in-depth analysis is needed, and an omnibus article will still likely happen at some point, but we're breaking it into parts for now while we decide how to approach the content for 13-inch iPad Pro.charlesn said:Wow. I jumped on this article when I saw it, especially with Wesley's name attached, since I've found him to reliably interrogate thoroughly any topic or piece of gear he chooses to write about. And the headline subject of this article is of extreme interest to me. Sigh. That thorough interrogation I had hoped for was not the case here. This was more of a spec sheet comparison than digging into the nitty gritty of working with each on a daily basis. How do they compare in terms of file management, window management, multitasking, printing, etc. What are the major differences to note between MacOS and iPadOS versions of widely used workhorse apps? Well, I'm hoping Wesley will write a Part 2.
The software section is a complex discussion and I was afraid the hardware analysis and conversation about *why iPad* would be lost. So this story is about the naked robotic core and why that's an important computing distinction from classic Mac form factors.As long as readers show interest in more, there will be a software version of this discussing apps, the file system, and what iPadOS needs to improve.I think I want to save the larger discussion for after WWDC where things might change dramatically. We'll see what time allows us to produce, but don't worry, I'm going to be providing a lot of in-depth iPad coverage on these new products and soon the OS too.
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Fear of Nintendo's wrath is keeping emulators off of the App Store
It's crumbs compared to what's available. I appreciate that they've made these titles available via a subscription I also pay for, but it is indicative of the problem I'm talking about. Beyond what Nintendo deigns to allow it's user base to access, there's tons of IP that will never be allowed to exist on Nintendo's online service because of how copyright transferred between entities over the past decades of the game industry.foregoneconclusion said:
https://www.gameinformer.com/feature/2024/01/12/nintendo-switch-online-every-nes-snes-game-boy-n64-sega-genesis-and-gba-gameWesley Hilliard said:
It's a complicated topic. Yes, Nintendo has a small library of old titles available via a subscription. Sony and Xbox have similar efforts. But these are but a subset of the available games on the market. Of the 393 N64 games that were released, only a paltry dozen or so are on Nintendo's online services.robjn said:The article comments “ It removes a potential revenue stream (one these companies seem to have no intention of pursing anyway)”
I for one pay a subscription to Nintendo just to be able to play all the old games. Software piracy costs Nintendo. It’s a crime, plain and simple.
Looks more like they've got close to 30 N64 titles at this point. 101 NES titles. 78 SNES titles. 21 Game Boy. 15 GBA. Even 45 Sega Genesis games. So I don't really think you can say Nintendo's "proven they have no interest in such a formula".This is a good start by Nintendo but not nearly enough. Thankfully companies like Analogue are doing what Nintendo hasn't and built modern hardware for the old cartridges. Again, there's nothing stopping Nintendo from selling their own custom emulator for old consoles on iOS, but they're not interested in that. Even though that would be the best case scenario for Nintendo, users, historians, and legal action.
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Apple's new Photos app will utilize generative AI for image editing
This is why words are important. Google might call those features AI but their base is ML, not generative image models. Google's ML for image processing may be superior to Apple's and that's a fair argument, but let's not confuse technologies.gatorguy said:
The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones use a generative AI feature called Magic Editor in the Google Photos app. It uses generative AI to make edits like repositioning and/or resizing a subject, erasing elements, changing lighting and backgrounds, repair/replace gaps that occur during editing, and changing sky tones and color.Wesley Hilliard said:
To be clear, iPhone has this ability too. It's not an operating system level thing. Apps can provide the feature and even Apple's Photos app for Mac has a basic repair tool already.paisleydisco said:Android has had this feature already.Interesting to see if this Apple one will be superior.The Clean Up feature will be a more advanced model based on generative image processing -- which I believe is only available via apps like Adobe's and is not a part of Android's photo editing tools.Google "AI" features are brand names applied to ML that has existed for over a decade. That ML has just gotten better. When I say AI, I don't mean the blanket marketing term, I mean local or large language models with generative capabilities, which were pioneered by OpenAI and used for LLMs like Bard.These are very separate, but Google has done consumers a terrible service by calling everything AI. It makes talking about this stuff very confusing because it makes differentiating between technologies more difficult and it serves to make Google look ahead at something and Apple behind -- which is the entire point of the misnomer.
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Elon Musk's latest anti-Apple tirade is about a ChatGPT feature that doesn't exist
Actually no, Apple has locked OpenAI into this agreement from a legal standpoint. *By Law* OpenAI can't keep any data sent to it by Apple devices. No files, no queries, no IP. Nothing. It is all tossed.Xed said:
I'm not sure radarthekat understands what omasou is saying. As soon as you say you want to use ChatGPT ten OpenAI will have access to those queries and requests to use to train their system, regardless of how well Apple anonymizes the originator. OpenAI could be paying Apple to be the default just as Alphabet pays Google for internet search. I think we're on the same page here.gatorguy said:
Does it include anonymized and aggregated user data collections, which Apple does not consider to be "user data" anymore and is not covered by Apple privacy policies, or just personally identifiable data? I don't remember that question being answered, but perhaps it has been. To be clear I would have no issue with the former being shared if it improves the overall results.radarthekat said:
Data from Apple devices will not be used to train OpenAI’s models. If it did, then Musk would have a point. You don’t want queries and supporting information that pertains to you’d business secrets being added to a 3rd-party commercial LLM model. And so Apple’s deal with OpenAI explicitly excludes that capability.omasou said:He’s POed b/c Apple found a way to kneecap X.AI’s monetization model.
Bet MS/OpenAI pay Apple like Google does for search b/c data sent to ChatGPT 4 will help train their models.
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iPad Pro hands on: Luxury technology in an impossibly-thin package
Ha, you're right. I think the phrase sounded right in my head but reading it now it does convey the opposite. Thanks for the catch.daviator said:Great review, most of which I agree with (I don’t have nano glass so can’t comment on that.)
But the first paragraph was confusing, because I don’t think the writer understands the meaning of the phrase “come to pass.” He seems to think it means “to have passed by” when actually it means “to have come to exist” now, in the present.I THINK he meant to say that the days of the iPad Pro being for everyone are now in the past. But instead he said the opposite.
