Week 416 was posted by Charanjit Chana on 2025-10-16.
I have previously commented on my AI scepticism and while I'm not against using it, I do have plenty of reservations on how it is being applied.
I came across a short video series by the BBC and The Open University on the topic AI. I've embedded them below for you to watch and I think they give a balanced status update.
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Once you've watched them, I think The Oatmeal's take on AI art is worth a read too. There is a certain line that generative AI has crossed. It's not streaming processes, it's trying to replace the artists.
I also have been thinking recently that Apple should have positioned itself as the AI platform for others to build apps on, rather than shoehorning AI into everything. I've used Image Playgrounds only to see how it deferred. It has never generated anything usable for me.
Apple has been using Machine Learning for years and if anything, given the current climate around AI, underplayed how much compute was involved in a whole range of actions that have been occurring on our devices.
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