DAalseth

You make a good point that AI can do good things in photography, driver assist in cars, scientific research, and such. Analytical AI is a useful tool that is doing a lot of good.

Generative AI, which is what ChatGPT, Copilot, Apple Intelligence, and the others are, is garbage. I have made a point of disabling it on my systems. Due to an unfortunate accident I will be replacing my (AI Free) iPhone11 this weekend with a 16Pro. The VERY FIRST thing I will do on setup is to disable Apple Intelligence. With every OS update after that the very first thing I will do is make sure it is still off. I have no time or space to waste with garbage. There is nothing in Apple Intelligence now, or that is predicted over the next several years that I will waste my time with.

And I’m confident that by the time I’m updating my 16 I am sure that most people will be of like mind. 

Rogue01 said:

People already use their iPads or iPhones for home automation, assuming they actually use HomeKit devices.  Most don't. 

That’s the big part of this most don’t want to admit. I realized it was the case when my local Rona and Home Depot, were reducing the number of connected lights, locks, bulbs, and such, and filling the space with old style ‘dumb’ devices. They aren’t selling. The fancy Home Automation Connected devices are selling to a small tech crowd, but most people don’t want the hassle. Most people just want things to work and have no problem using a programmable thermostat like they did 30 years ago, or walking over to the light switch, or using a key to open the door. Most of the devices seem like solutions looking for a problem and not finding one.

This far out these are more in the realm of wishes than rumours based on anything real. If it doesn’t happen nobody will remember. If it does they are the one who were right. 

foregoneconclusion said:

Once again everybody...here are the three situations where throttling could occur:

A. Battery is at or below 80% capacity. Any lithium ion battery in any phone begins to lose the ability to provide consistent voltage at/below 80% capacity.

B. Battery is at or below 20% charge. Regardless of whether the battery is brand new or old, voltage flow can become inconsistent below 20% charge.

C. Battery is exposed to cold temperatures. Freezing temperatures can cause any lithium ion battery in any phone to lose consistent voltage flow.

All three of those situations are standard limitations for any phone sized lithium ion battery. And two out of the three don't require the user to get a new battery. Throttling would only occur in situations where the voltage demand from the system was too high for the battery to provide. In other words, without throttling the phone would simply shut off as a safety precaution per the voltage issue.        

It’s my impression that well over 90% of those screaming about ‘throttling’ never encountered it. It just became an internet thing and lots of people jumped on to have an excuse to bash Apple. In reality it was something that only a tiny fraction of users ever ran into. People who needed to push their low charge/work out phones that hard had a choice: crash or throttle, and throttling was the lesser of two evils. 

I’ve never thought all the vitriol and lawsuits had any basis in reality. 

The term Milking a Dead Horse comes to mind. 
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