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So far, 100% of things "democratized" by big tech have been bad for people.

It's a bad idea as long as there is a corp behind it. "AI for good" is not possible as long as anyone related to it has financial incentives.

Whatever happened to no bio research? It's absurd that these companies are even remotely allowed to work in this domain without profuse oversight and independent monitoring.

Also, does Claude produce the references and original authors of the knowledge and research that provided for this "discovery" so they can get credited? I didn't think so.

I don't understand why is this flagged though, sounds like something one might want to try?

The site is horrific so no, I didn't scroll.

So is it cheaper? Are we AGI yet? Am I left behind? I didn't have patience for the intro animation on the website... maybe one day, Claude Code will understand accessibility but that day is not today.

Applies to every living thing with a limbic system. So yes, that steak or chicken nuggets...

And when did Apple decide to grace us with tools to support the Duo? Yeah, 3 hours ago. This should've been out in June so they can also get the feedback about all the silly design choices the Duo brings (and the bugs in that simulator). Too bad I can't just send them an invoice for all the wasted time.

What is your point? That they eventually released something? The simulator came out today... on Friday afternoon lol

It really feels quite irrelevant. Also, the amount of work to support this with zero support from Apple since WWDC is just absurd. And even if one does the work, Apple will just sherlock the cool features into their apps.

Imagine, even Apple is moving itself to the shitlist.

Well the process has to start somewhere right? In politics (as in real life) words matter and what is being said today in these statements are the general outlines of how this relationship is going to move forward.

Good. The EU is an economic and political union so facilitating trade and movement between political allies seems only natural.

I'm very happy Siri AI is not available here so there is practically nothing big and flashy changing.

It's like getting a iOS 26 Service Pack 1 :)

The question is if Apple fixed that and I don't think they have.

How do you know?

Also given that PCC is just marketing speak for "Apple pinky promise they don't read or share the data", it would be nice to get an API with first class access to my own data. So tired of being locked it.

Nice, thanks EU for forcing Apple. I guess it was possible all along.

> they can strike an agreement in private

That's what we call a cartel. Like Apple and Google.

> The majority of the problem is also simply the ability to record.

Exactly, and recent announcements like Apple normalising always on recording, even wrapped in “big promises” on privacy, deserve a lot more attention and strong regulation.

Or Space Karen can fix his space junk...

Maybe even start paying for the toxic waste he is landing when his junk continuously fails to stay up and re-enters the atmosphere.

Bigger corporations mitigate the problem by feeding content (that they don't own but happen to have) to training models. It's a version of "faire use" where << if you manage to find it, it's yours >> mindset is applied. Maybe worth looking into.

Hey Peter, that's a very cool idea. I think (digital) sovereignty doesn't just happen, it's something we need to build and that's how we do it. It's a bit like "local first". Looking forward to using it once it launches :)

Yes, it does generate the certificate

For less than a cup of coffee yeah.

You're right to push back. This is bending the leaf on both ends... just my honest take.

I love the concept but (at least on mobile Safari) most of it feels unusable.

> blame whoever decided it was a great idea to pay executives in stock/stock options

Yes, I do agree that extreme forms of capitalism are responsible for ruining practically every aspect of modern tech.

> Apple ran so hard on privacy with (apparently) the explicit intention of creating a market for their ad products

Indeed. It wasn't obvious at the time, but with hindsight we can see that the push for privacy was only in areas where Apple wanted to counter Meta/competitors or gain advantage in specific verticals. It was never "user focused".

> he sold out his customers

I think it's important to remind ourselves that the responsibility doesn't lie with the one individual. Even the visit to the WH dinner - it is the company, Apple, via various structures committed to doing those things with various VPs and staff onboard brainstorming and supporting along the way.

So "John" may bring some nuances but let's not be under the illusion that a huge corporation like Apple would suddenly bounce off to a different track.

How do you mean? If AI disappeared today, not much would change about my work. I make software.

No, it doesn't. That there are different words for it should be a hint it's different things.