Fordel StudiosIs Apple really two years behind on AI, and does it matter anyway?
What Happened
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported over the weekend that some Apple employees believe that the company is about two years behind the curve on artificial intelligence. Tim Cook didn’t directly address that during an interview with the WSJ, but did say that the company’s aim is always to be best, not
Fordel's Take
honestly? being two years behind isn't a crisis, it's just a feature race. apple's whole play is about integrating AI into a closed ecosystem, which means they're focusing on utility and integration over pure frontier models. they're not trying to win the LLM arms race; they're trying to monetize their hardware stack. it matters because they're the gatekeepers, but it doesn't change the fact that open source is moving the actual tech development faster.
What To Do
don't sweat the timeline, just watch the implementation.
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