Apple signs deal with OpenAI for iOS, still wants Google as an 'option'

There had better be an option to disable any and all LLM tendrils in iOS or I'm going to probably end up throwing my iPhone into a lake. Call me a luddite or neo-amish or whatever, but IMO the entire feature set is cursed and I want nothing to do with it.

It is very typical Apple that wants to play Google against OpenAI to their full advantage. All while buying themselves time to work on their own.<p>I just wish Microsoft could get their act together on their OS and release a Surface Phone

What does this mean for Apple’s product positioning on privacy?

Related from weeks ago:<p><i>Apple finalizing deal with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT features to iOS 18</i><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=40325876">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=40325876</a><p><i>Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors</i><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=40322104">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=40322104</a>

It’ll be interesting to see how Apple markets this at WWDC. Will they explicitly say that OpenAI is powering this functionality?

Me:”siri, how many Beatle’s songs are there?”<p>Siri:”here are the titles of 5 songs I found”

Is there going to be an option to use other model with same level integration or is it as anti-competitive as usual?

I doubt Google and Apple have the relationship of trust such that they could actually sell Apple an API that would be used to power a core iOS service.

I guess unfortunately Apple has no choice but to include bullshit AI in it&#x27;s products and services or look like they have been left behind.

Let me guess, Apple is having to pay OpenAI for this, and they want Google to pay them for it instead