Apple has been pretty good about quietly integrating AI-based image processing into iOS.
All text within photos is being automatically recognized and is fully searchable. That has saved my ass on occasion when some piece of information was in a photo.
The AI background removal feature in Photos is cool too — just drag from a foreground element, and it usually gets it right.
But despite this kind of flawless feature integration work, clearly Apple as a company has some issues with applying generative models on a more fundamental scale. They look a bit stuck in their own loop of trying to replicate past success with an upcoming $3,500 device that’s all about ever fancier glass and aluminum hardware.
All text within photos is being automatically recognized and is fully searchable. That has saved my ass on occasion when some piece of information was in a photo.
The AI background removal feature in Photos is cool too — just drag from a foreground element, and it usually gets it right.
But despite this kind of flawless feature integration work, clearly Apple as a company has some issues with applying generative models on a more fundamental scale. They look a bit stuck in their own loop of trying to replicate past success with an upcoming $3,500 device that’s all about ever fancier glass and aluminum hardware.