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A look at the internal chaos behind Apple's Siri failure, in part due to poor leadership, with John Giannandrea's AI/ML group dubbed “AIMLess” internally

Last June, at Apple's annual developers conference, the company offered a dazzling demonstration of how artificial intelligence …

The Information Wayne Ma

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  • @fry69.dev @fry69.dev on bluesky
    Looks like Siri is Apple's “PocketPC” (which got re-invented by Apple with the iPod touch/iPhone (partly) and later the iPad):  —  Being first to market with a (in principle) good idea, but terrible execution puts it way behind competitors.  [embedded post]
  • @jessicalessin Jessica Lessin on x
    “AIMless.” ouch. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
  • @waynema Wayne Ma on x
    Apple's decision to delay new AI features in Siri came after years of dysfunction and clashes between the AI/ML and software engineering groups. Many blame Siri's poor leadership for its slow progress. Check out my latest for @theinformation https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
  • r/apple r on reddit
    Report Reveals Internal Chaos Behind Apple's Siri Failure