Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday (February 28) that the company will soon share more details about its strategy for using generative artificial intelligence (AI) later this year. Then he announced.
Cook said Apple recognizes the breakthrough potential of generative AI, which is why the company is investing heavily in this area. He expressed confidence that this will lead to innovative advances, increased productivity, and problem solving for users.
“Every Mac powered by Apple Silicon is a highly capable AI machine. In fact, there is no better AI computer on the market today,” Cook said. According to Reuters.
At the meeting, Apple shareholders voted against a proposal that would have required the company to provide more details about its use of AI and ethical standards. The proposal, submitted by the AFL-CIO Pension Trust, the largest union federation in the United States, aims to increase transparency about AI practices at Apple and is similar to initiatives proposed at other tech companies. It is similar to
The AFL-CIO wrote in a letter: Posted by Apple “AI systems should not be trained on copyrighted works or the voices, likenesses, or performances of professional performers without transparency, consent, and compensation to creators and rights holders.”
Apple has been slower than other companies to adopt the kind of generative AI that powers chatbots like ChatGPT. But Cook pointed out that Apple products already have AI built into them, such as heart rate alerts on the Apple Watch.
on tuesday, revealed by bloomberg Apple has announced it has abandoned its secret efforts to develop a self-driving electric car, a source familiar with the decision said. The development marks a shift for Apple, as the multibillion-dollar project, which has been in development for more than a decade, was supposed to take the company into a new industry and make it a competitor in the automotive space. Bloomberg also reported that engineers previously focused on self-driving car projects will be reassigned to generative AI efforts within the company’s artificial intelligence division.
