> Even today, Federighi carries a reputation for having been an AI skeptic, concerned about the technology’s privacy, security, societal and employment implications.

I’m kinda in agreement with Federighi on these concerns. Though he hasn’t delivered on software quality (from my perspective), I believe it’s good to have someone who keeps these concerns in mind (not necessarily SVP of software).

I tried Siri AI on iPhone recently thinking that it’d be great. I found that Siri AI can’t even navigate to a given URL to get look up information (the response was, “I can’t access specific web pages”). At this point, it seems like Siri AI is probably good for accessing/working with some data on the iDevice and/or doing research on the web.

Siri AI to me when I asked what it is even good for:

“I can help with a wide variety of tasks on your device. I can help you draft emails and messages, set reminders, create calendar events, and find information from the web. I can also help you organize text, perform calculations, and manage your smart home accessories.”

The software chief who pushed out the previous AI chief (who wasn’t enthused by LLMs) must move out for Apple’s AI…and even its own consumer release software…to improve.