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It is amazing to me how little Siri has changed. Apple is the biggest company on the planet and with a huge cash hoard. And this is their AI? Either they are la
by robg 11y ago
It is amazing to me how little Siri has changed. Apple is the biggest company on the planet and with a huge cash hoard. And this is their AI? Either they are lacking in ideas or the execution is as bad as the article says.
- chiph 11y agoI suspect Siri's lack of improvement is because Apple is a hardware company. Hardware companies tend to complete projects then say "Well, that's shipped and done. Lets go start something new now." and not invest in continuous improvement of the product like a software firm would.
- coldtea 11y agoCompared to what? I haven't found Google's or MS's AI to be that much better. A little better yes, but not that much better. And perhaps they are "the biggest company on the planet" because they don't throw lots of their money on half-baked stuff like AI, but proceed conservatively with what they can reliably offer.
- robg 11y agoIndeed both Google and MS have a better AI. All evidence suggests that next phase shift in AI will come from deep, recurrent networks. The article points our why that future is not looking good for Apple.
- yarou 11y agoDeep learning and neural networks are quickly becoming the fizzbuzz of AI. I'm surprised nobody talks about topics such as simulated annealing and genetic algorithms. AI is not just limited to deep neural networks.
- eli_gottlieb 11y agoGenetic algorithms were hot in the '90s. Then it turned out they kinda sucked.
- Sven7 11y agoCome on. Do you know how much it costs Jony Ive to fold aluminium? A little more than NASA's yearly budget thats how much.