The real impact of Apple AI wont be practical but moral.
It will normalize AI, make it seem less foreign or complex.
It will de-associateAIfrom the idea of cheating or cutting corners.
Overcoming early doubts
Generative AI has faced two problems since ChatGPT was unveiled in 2022.
Many havewondered what its really foror whether its truly useful, givenhallucinationsand other issues that arerooted in training data.
Others have doubted theethics of using AI, seeing it as a form of cheating or copyright infringement.
This, in turn, will make using more powerful tools like GPT4o orClaudemore socially and ethically acceptable.
For many, computers themselves were too daunting to embrace.
Apples marketing team hints at this in theirtagline for Apple Intelligence, AI for the rest of us.
If history is any guide, Apple will play a key role in changing how we think about AI.
Doing many of our basic tasks without it may soon seem unthinkable.
