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From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
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Subject: Re: The facts show Apple is two generations behind Android in AI
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 07:07:59 -0400
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On 7/19/24 11:09 PM, Andrew wrote:
> "Meanwhile, all of those benefits are available on Android and have been
> since Google introduced the idea of an AI-first smartphone in October 2024
> during the Pixel 8 launch. With Google's Pixel 9 family due to be announced
> in August, Apple's iPhone will be two generations behind Android's AI
> efforts before it has even left the Cupertino stage."
> 
> https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2024/07/18/apple-iphone-16-pro-max-apple-intelligence-ai-sales-demand-new-iphone/
> 
> What do you expect from a company whose advertising budget dwarfs R&D.

But how does it actually matter how far someone is "behind" when the 
shiny new widget still isn't all that great, and doesn't actually 
reliably provide meaningful productivity gains?

Case in point, AI asked to render salmon swimming upstream:


<https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/yijd3c/they_asked_an_ai_engine_to_recreate_a_salmon/>


-hh