Apple views AI companies as suppliers for handling complex user queries, choosing to rely on multiple partners for flexibility. They are behind in developing large language models like GPT-4 and prefer to maintain control in their AI ecosystem. While AI advancements are significant, Apple aims to focus on practical utility rather than chasing after artificial general intelligence, distancing themselves from the race for AGI involvement.
This week we go to Cupertino, Calif., for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference and talk with Tripp Mickle, a New York Times reporter, about all of the new features Apple announced and the company’s giant leap into artificial intelligence. Then, we explore what was another tumultuous week for Elon Musk, who navigated a shareholders vote to re-approve his massive compensation package at Tesla, amid new claims that he had sex with subordinates at SpaceX. And finally — let’s play HatGPT.
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