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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Siri / AI boost to be announced at the WWDC in June.
Date: 10 May 2024 22:23:39 GMT
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On 2024-05-10, Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote:
> On May 10, 2024 at 5:08:37 PM EDT, "Alan Browne" <bitbucket@blackhole.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Goes on to state that generative AI will be native to Apple devices
>> and not require a server connection.
>
> Whoopie.   Can I turn it off?  ALL of it?

Siri has always been optional.

> Am I alone in not being at all interested in this "AI" nonsense?

No, but you don't speak for everyone, surely. I, for one, welcome
improvements in Siri. They are sorely needed. 

> Microsoft is going abolutely overboard with this junk in Windows 11,
> claiming it will be an "Assistant that knows everything about you, all
> your email, all your texts and everything you do on your PC".

Apple ain't Microsoft. Its customers expect Apple to utilize AI in a
responsible and private manner. 

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