Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade

https://www.theverge.com/news/860521/apple-siri-google-gemini-ai-personalization

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xenomor@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 209d (2 replies)

I suggest we call it Slopi. Looking forward to opting out of this also.

Xanthobilly@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 209d

Your U2 album says otherwise.

JaddedFauceet@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 208d

iSlop

webkitten@piefed.social · 33 pts · 209d
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hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip · 30 pts · 209d (2 replies)

I use Siri for:

  • getting the time
  • setting an alarm
  • reading a notification
  • telling someone I’ll be late
  • skipping a song
  • ending a route, or creating a new one on the fly

None of those need AI.

Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 208d (1 reply)

But it'll tell you how smart and cool you are while doing those things poorly...

k0e3@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 208d

"You're absolutely right!"

Chronographs@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 209d (1 reply)

I wish they’d actually improve their product instead of forcing in more slop

e461h@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 208d

This is an example of billionaires’ solidarity with each other. Got to keep their shitty investment afloat!

Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 208d (2 replies)

Ok, so now more than ever I need to disable Apple Intelligence…. Can we please have a Linux phone finally? Yes I know Graphene is an option but I’m not putting my faith in a system that is actively being fucked over by Google

SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 208d (1 reply)

They're working on a non-Google alternative, last I heard.

Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 208d

Same, I’m just kind of waiting to see what happens while I use an iPhone with like 8 apps on it in the meantime

goatinspace@feddit.org · 9 pts · 209d

DeepChill@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 209d

Does this actually surprise anyone considering Google already pays Apple a bazillion dollars every year to be the default search engine in Safari… I know they’re not exactly the same thing but the two companies are already in bed together.

artyom@piefed.social · 6 pts · 209d (1 reply)

Didn't we know this already?

atrielienz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 209d

I didn't. But I also can't say I've been paying attention.

CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 209d

Hopefully all the time it’s taking will result in a half decent result. Siri is frequently less useful than just talking to a rock.

It could just as well be delays related to capacity.

alecto@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 208d

I wonder if this is them getting the “we’re using Google” out of the way before a larger announcement of what they’ve been working on

Sounds like Google is helping fine tune a model and Apple will be hosting it. Apple’s Private Cloud Compute has a pretty robust privacy and security architecture, so hopefully this will be the capability of Gemini without Google’s prying eyes

xenomor@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 209d
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fubarx@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 208d

Smart move. Now you know who to blame if Siri tells you to put glue on your pizza.

SW42@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 209d (2 replies)

jasoman@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 207d (1 reply)

I never wanted this.

SW42@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 207d

Thank you! :) I thought it was too obscure