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Guess why Apple made m4? Why Windows is adding an ai key? Not sure what Ubuntu and other distributions will do but they will probably add it too. (I'm not ag

• zer0tonin 2y ago
  > Guess why Apple made m4? Because they need a gimmick to sell new ipads to people who don't really understand what a nanometer means in the context of semiconductors?
  • Delmololo 2y ago
    No. To accelerate ai for Photoshop, after effects, local enhanced Siri, voice to text and text to voice.
• ics 2y ago
  It is a good point and I am cautiously following developments on these because it will not be a pleasant surprise out of the blue. Users need to see how it helps, developers need to see where/how it fits, companies "need" (will) test people's tolerance everything imagined in between. The analogy is broken a little by subscription license trends but otherwise I'd suggest it may be like getting a car with either manual or automatic transmission. Most people will opt for the automatic and pay more because it's easier. A still sizable portion will opt for the manual either for simplicity, control, cost savings, or a combination of these. A developer will not want to leave the market for AI-powered versions of their app on the table so obviously they'll pursue it; users given the choice will have needs based on some other context. Maybe a journalist wants GPT powered research tools and plain editing software. A romance novel writer can handle their own research but appreciates GPTs to help synthesize that into outlines and exposition. Will everyone get the kitchen sink without any say or will boundaries emerge which lead to different patterns of providing software?