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>because Apple are probably working on a top secret new thing that will blow everyone else out of the water” that's a mischaracterization of what i said. what
by parker_mountain 4y ago
>because Apple are probably working on a top secret new thing that will blow everyone else out of the water”
that's a mischaracterization of what i said. what i said was that they have been clearly hiring key positions and cannibalizing the siri team for something new. that something new will likely be a major release. i also believe that the ar headset is the unifying product under which they're rallying.
- janekm 4y agoYou may well be right, but if so that's a huge problem for Apple as by all accounts the AR device is still many years from being ready for release and meanwhile they are in a very precarious situation with Siri... The first proper integration of a Whisper & a GPT-class LM will be a big step change, a Siri-like AI that you can actually talk to somewhat sensibly and expect it to "understand" more than pre-set phrases... Google could be in a position to release something for Android, and their are Android SoCs with neural accelerators as well (sure nothing as impressive as Apple's chips but Samsung have demonstrated a cut-down SD model on their SoC).
- parker_mountain 4y agoI don't think the new siri is intrinsicly tied to the device. I think that as part of remaking siri, they're using the new platform as a rallying cry and story as to why it's important. (it's hard to justify features such as making siri spatially aware otherwise)