Hundreds of millions of people (i.e. humanity) who fear for their way of life, employment prospects, and the effort they’ve invested in their own and their children’s education may be threatened by AI, so they’re less enthused about the arrival of this new tech. They want to adopt these AI toys slowly and deliberately and aren’t at all inclined to move fast and break things — because they know, in essence, they are the “things” that will be broke.
Like any good DJ, you have to read the floor. With that in mind, perhaps it matters less that Apple is allegedly behind some of its starry-eyed AI competitors? ChatGPT being 25% more accurate than Siri today might be a challenge, but it can be overcome.
Perhaps it’s actually best for Cupertino to move slowly with cool tools while letting others run headlong into regulation, litigation, and rejection by a humans that no longer believe technology can save us.