MacWhisper has been updated to version 8 with some new features, including a video player. Multiple apps use the Whisper model to perform transcription. I bought a license for MacWhisper early, and I’ve been using it a lot ever since. One example: We use a…
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Transcripts in Apple Podcasts
With the iOS 17.4 update, the Podcasts app from Apple now has the ability to create transcripts of podcasts. This is great news. For years, people have asked me to add transcripts to the Mac Power Users and my other shows, but the problem…
Continue reading →FOD Conversation: Damien Schreurs on Local AI
In this Friends of Dave conversation, Sparky talks to MacSparky Labs member Damien Schreurs about his experience using a customizable AI tool called Chatbot Ollama, that you can install and run locally on your Mac.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Apple Licensing Data for its AI Training
The New York Times reports Apple is in negotiations to license published materials for training their generative AI model. This shouldn’t be a surprise. A few years ago, when image processing was the big thing, everyone thought Apple would fall behind because they weren’t collecting all…
Continue reading →Srouji and Ternus on Apple Chips, AI And Innovation
Here’s a nice holiday gift, 35 minutes of Johny Srouji and John Ternus talking about Apple chips and more. I love the energy and enthusiasm that they both share. It also makes me feel like they’ve got a few more tricks up their sleeves.
Continue reading →A Different Take on Apple and AI
William Gallagher is a pretty clever guy, and I enjoyed his take on Apple and AI over at AppleInsider. Based on Apple’s latest paper, they seem (unsurprisingly) interested in looking for ways to run Large Language Models (LLMs) on memory-constrained local devices. In other words,…
Continue reading →Sam Altman’s Return to OpenAI
It was quite the week over at the OpenAI Office. I’m sure someone will write a book about it at some point. From the outside, it looked like another example of the conflicting priorities that always result when a nonprofit owns a for-profit company. Regardless, those…
Continue reading →Testing Lex, an AI-driven Word Processor
I’ve been hearing from a lot of folks about lex.page, a Google Docs-like word processor with AI tools baked in. While I’m not a fan of having AI write for me, I will use it to analyze and help me improve my words.… This is a post for the Early Access MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Is AI Apple’s Siri Moonshot?
The Information has an article by Wayne Ma reporting Apple is spending “millions of dollars a day” on Artificial Intelligence initiatives. The article is pay-walled, but The Verge summarizes it nicely. Apple has multiple teams working on different AI initiatives throughout the company, including Large Language Models (LLMs),…
Continue reading →My Transcription Workflow for the Obsidian Field Guide (MacSparky Labs)
In this video I demonstrate how I used two AI tools, MacWhisper and ChatGPT, to generate transcripts and SubRip text (SRT) files for the Obsidian Field Guide videos.…
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