Mixture of Experts Apple’s WWDC, Meta & Scale AI, o3-pro and fault-tolerant quantum computing
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Jun 13, 2025 
Chris Hay, Distinguished Engineer at IBM, discusses Apple's platform strategies and AI integration, revealing their challenges and innovative approaches post-WWDC. Shobhit Varshney, Head of Data and AI for the Americas, shares insights on competitive AI adoption in enterprises. Kaoutar El Magrahoui highlights the capabilities of OpenAI's O3 and current AI trends. Oliver Dial, CTO of IBM Quantum, dives into fault-tolerant quantum computing advancements, emphasizing their potential impact on technology and society by 2029.
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Apple's AI Strategy Focus
- Apple's AI strategy focuses on leveraging its hardware ecosystem and user trust rather than leading on AI model performance.
- They prioritize privacy and on-device AI capabilities, leaving cutting-edge AI to competitors for now.
Debating AI Reasoning Claims
- Apple's paper "The Illusion of Thinking" challenges current AI reasoning claims and urges caution amid hype.
- However, models like OpenAI's O3 Pro demonstrate strong practical problem-solving abilities despite theoretical limitations.
Meta's Strategic AI Acquisition
- Meta's $15 billion acquisition of Scale AI secures foundational data infrastructure crucial for AI competitiveness.
- Successful AI development depends equally on infrastructure, data quality, and model innovation.