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• @rachelmetz Rachel Metz on x

  I'm *still* at WWDC and during an on-stage chat just now Apple's SVP of software engineering, Craig Federighi, said the company plans to integrate with AI models such as Google's Gemini “in the future”, and that different people will be able to use different models. interesting.

• @matthew_d_green Matthew Green on x

  And of course, keep in mind that super-spies aren't your biggest adversary. For many people your biggest adversary is the company who sold you your device/software. This PCC system represents a real commitment by Apple not to “peek” at your data. That's a big deal. 20/

• @munster_gene Gene Munster on x

  This sums up the difference between Apple and OpenAI's models. Apple's own model that runs on a device or its private cloud has a 3B parameter SLM. As a point of reference, GPT-4 LLM is estimated to be around a trillion. Bottom line: Apple, Microsoft and Amazon most advanced

• @inafried Ina Fried on x

  Craig Federeghi says part one key for Apple is using generative AI for what it is ready to do today. “We're not taking this teenager and sort of telling him to go fly an airplane,” Federighi said.

• @bryanbma Bryan Ma on x

  Not clear yet if Apple's own AI models will clear Chinese government approvals, but at least the idea of letting users choose external models keeps the door open for third parties that have been approved in China #WWDC https://9to5mac.com/...

• @inafried Ina Fried on x

  Giannandrea says Apple's llm was built in part using data from the public web and that publishers can opt out of, along with a wide range of licensed data. He doesn't get more specific, though.

• @inafried Ina Fried on x

  The Apple-built large language model running on the iPhone has about 3 billion parameters, John Giannandrea said.

• @inafried Ina Fried on x

  Apple exec John Giannandrea tells reporters that Apple will publish a series of responsible AI principles later today.