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I noticed there was one particularly phrase missing from Apple's WWDC this year: artificial intelligence. It wasn't mentioned one time. Never in the presentati
by debt 8y ago
I noticed there was one particularly phrase missing from Apple's WWDC this year: artificial intelligence.
It wasn't mentioned one time. Never in the presentations, none of the talk titles had it included either.
Machine Learning was mentioned and Apple also released many updates related to it, but never did they call it artificially intelligent, or use the phrase artificial intelligence. Not a single time. Go ahead and watch it if you haven't already. They'll never say those words.
Pretty remarkable considering it was a developer conference, I wonder why?
- thanatropism 8y agoImpending AI Winter poised to make a lot of people look like fools?
- hk__2 8y agoProbably because "machine learning" is a more accurate naming while "artificial intelligence" is the buzzword for non-tech people. There’s nothing "intelligent" in machine learning.
- rdiddly 8y agoI credit their sense of discipline in using the more accurate term. They know they can only stand to lose down the road if they over-hype notions if "artificial intelligence" now when it really is a misnomer. And they're probably betting that's what will happen to their competition who more enthusiastically use the phrase for marketing.
- s2g 8y agoProbably more that they aren't as heavily invested in selling the idea that we are close to smart general AI. Compare it to Musk who constantly talks up the idea while the actual AI systems his company has deployed are killing people.