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  • Apple execs explain Apple's position in the AI race & how it isn't necessarily 'behind'

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    canukstorm said:
    "In both interviews, Federighi explained that Apple had working versions of the contextual Siri powered by app intents, and in fact, what was shown was actually running. Joz even scoffed at the idea of it being "demo ware," in what seemed to be a pointed comment at Daring Fireball's John Gruber."

    Now we know why Gruber wasn't granted an interview with Apple execs this year.  
    Yup! 

    Maybe for the best. Those interviews were ok but not great. I like Gruber quite a bit as a writer and he’s not bad on a podcast, but he doesn’t come across as well in a live video format. He always seemed a little in over his head. Also, he was in this awkward space of wanting to ask “real” questions but also being a big fan. Nothing wrong with either of those sentiments, but it’s challenging (not impossible, just challenging) to do both at the same time.

    So maybe better to have the real journalists do the interviews and have Gruber do his thing (which I like a fair bit).
    StrangeDaysAlex1N

  • If you were underwhelmed by WWDC 2025, you're not alone

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    randominternetperson said:
    No offense, but are you a developer?  It's a developer conference where developers are introduced to new capabilities introduced in the new OSes.

    What would have been great for developers is if Apple actually had Swift Assist available. If well implemented, that could have made this a very exciting WWDC for everyone, because increasing developer productivity benefits us all. 

    In principle, an AI assistant could make porting games to apple platforms far easier and faster, for example. 

    ChatGPT et al are making real people much more productive in their work. It’s not the gimmick some people want to believe it to be. Certainly it has limits — humans are still valuable. And humans will probably always be valuable. But this is a valuable tool, Apple is behind by a meaningful degree, and that’s a real problem. The fact that it’s a problem Apple can and most likely will be overcome is a reason to have hope but not a reason to claim the problem doesn’t exist. 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • macOS 27 will be the last operating system to fully support Rosetta 2

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    Edgecrusherr said:
    I don’t mind them dropping hardware support about 7 or so years, but I really like having the power to run older apps if I need them. I’m not expecting miracles, but the Rosetta 2 layer is very modern and secure, there shouldn’t be any good reason why they can’t leave it there for 10-15 years. Hopefully what they’re leaving intact for old games will actually be enough to continue playing all of those old games, for many years to come. I have some really
    good ones what are no longer developed, including the Enterprise D simulator, and some emulators (not just game emulators either).
    Yeah... given the abundant RAM and storage resources on modern systems, and Apple's ample financial resources, I don't see why they don't provide greater backwards compatibility options through the use of virtual machines. Heck, they could let you run everything from the Apple II onwards in a virtual machine. 

    I'd find that to be a more exciting announcement than just about anything at WWDC this year, especially if they provided easy access to old software at reasonable (or free) prices. 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • macOS 27 will be the last operating system to fully support Rosetta 2

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    Updating apps for Apple silicon is the kind of thing that an AI assistant should be very good at. 

    One of the most important AI tools that Apple needs to release is Swift Assist.
    Edgecrusherr

  • Apple's new and sweeping user interface design is called 'Liquid Glass'

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    charlesn said:
    blastdoor said:
    But the elephant in the room is that Apple is noticeably behind in the most important and exciting new technology since the web. They can catch up and I think they will catch up. But they are clearly behind right now and there’s no fresh coat of paint that can cover that up.
    But who's doing the noticing and to whom is it clear that Apple is "behind?" The technosphere press? Sure. Commenters on their boards? Sure. The mass market that forms the vast majority of Apple's customer base? Not a chance. This is just another flavor of the endless knock that Apple is behind on xyz features, blah, blah, blah. True! Apple is rarely first to market with new features, but more often than not it's best in market when it later debuts them. I believe this will be the case with AI, not because Apple will have the flashiest features out there, but because of its approach to putting consumer privacy first, which is a message that's only going to resonate even more strongly with consumers as time passes. 
    My wife is applying for jobs and used ChatGPT to reformat and tailor her resume and to help rewrite answers to questions. She’s not a tech nerd, and she’s using ChatGPT for a genuinely useful and important purpose. She’s blown away by it. 

    Apple’s writing tools are silky little doodles compared to what ChatGPT was doing for her. And I’ve used ChatGPT for much heavier lifting than her example. 

    If you don’t understand how behind Apple is on this critically important technology, it means you’re also behind and are missing out. If ever there were a time when FOMO is actually appropriate, this is it. If you’re not making effective use of this “new” class of AI tools, you’re in trouble (unless you’re retired or a trust fund kid). 
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