Privacy may still be Apple’s savior when it comes to delayed AI features

Apple's delayed rollout of advanced AI features for Siri, now more than 18 months overdue, has eroded user goodwill, but a recent announcement suggests the company's privacy-focused approach may still salvage its reputation. The company is betting that its commitment to on-device processing and data protection will ultimately justify the wait and differentiate its AI offerings from competitors.

It’s more than 18 months https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/22/llm-siri-the-wait-is-frustrating-but-the-privacy-payoff-will-be-worth-it/ since I wrote an opinion piece suggesting that while the wait for the new Siri https://9to5mac.com/guides/siri/ is frustrating, the privacy https://9to5mac.com/guides/privacy/ payoff would be worth it. A lot of time has passed since then, and of course user frustration at the ongoing delay has grown significantly. While goodwill has undoubtedly been lost, a recent announcement does provide some hope that privacy may still rescue the company’s tarnished reputation in AI …