… Apple presented it as a way to turn your mom into an AI-slop superhero for what would be a simply terrible birthday message. While no one on Earth should use Image Playground for that function, it can be somewhat entertaining the same way other gen AI models have been. …
… The problem is, Apple denies using it to train Apple Intelligence. Apple accused of using & 039;The Pile& 039; for AI training yet again Artificial intelligence is a term that has virtually lost all meaning because of its being applied to everything. …
A collection of YouTube channels are suing Apple under the provisions of the DMCA, with the company accused of scraping videos from YouTube and using them to train internal AI models. Apple is accused of scraping YouTube to train its video AI models. …
… It does so by drawing on vast amounts of slurped data, which may or may not have been obtained ethically. But now Adobe has added another layer. Now, inside Adobe Firefly is Adobe Firefly AI Assistant. What is Firefly AI Assistant, you may ask. Let me explain. …
… That isn& 039;t to say AI isn& 039;t useful when utilized and executed properly. Apple& 039;s approach to AI may still prove to be the winning formula thanks to ethical data training, private AI use, and on-device models. …
… I& 039;ll stop AI-shaming when it stops being so shameful. And most of the time, the posts are in one of two camps. You& 039;ll get a lot of AI posts where someone is defending the use of AI as a brainstorming tool. Well, technically, it& 039;s ChatGPT or Claude defending the use of AI. …
… Both ICE and border patrol agents have worn Meta& 039;s AI-enabled glasses at protests and immigration raids. So have the protestors. Hell, even Mark Zuckerberg recently wore his pair into a courtroom where his company was standing trial. …
… Looking forward to WWDC 2027 I maintain that this year was a pretty lackluster showing from Apple, but I suspect there are reasons for that. As I said above, I think Apple has reached the point where it will start pushing out AI features to keep up with its competitors. …
… I don't walk around my home and wait for physical photos to load, so it breaks immersion to wait for the virtual ones. …
… Mike Markkula second from left in 2025 at an AI event hosted by the Markkula Family, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics -- image credit: Aalto University "This company is in shambles, and I don& 039;t have time to wet-nurse the board," Jobs reportedly said. …