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…
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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 →The Workflow Founder’s Next Thing
When I heard that the Workflow founders had left Apple to start their own thing, I had the distinct feeling that future gifts were coming. Turns out I was right. They’ve started a new company, Software Applications Incorporated, where they are working on a Mac Automation…
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 →Specific vs. General Artificial Intelligence
The most recent episode of the Ezra Klein podcast includes an interview with Google’s head of DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, whose AlphaFold project was able to use artificial intelligence to predict the shape of proteins essential for addressing numerous genetic diseases, drug development, and vaccines.…
Continue reading →Addressing AI with Friends (MacSparky Labs)
You may have seen the news that the actor’s union is now on strike. This affects some of our friends and many more of my daughter’s friends since she is currently at UCLA in the Theater and Film School…
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Is ChatGPT Really Artificial Intelligence?
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with some of these Large Language Model (LLM) artificial intelligence services, particularly Monkey. Several readers have taken issue with my categorization of ChatGPT Monkey as “artificial intelligence”. The reason, they argue, is that ChatGPT really is not an artificial intelligence…
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