Imagine if it was just the OpenAI app.

The masses want AI, even if they don’t know why. And OpenAI is a big name, even if they make Google look privacy-conscious. The smartest thing for Apple to do is to funnel as many inevitable OpenAI users on their platforms through their own sanitized version of the service.

Now that OpenAI’s technology is integrated all the way across Apple’s flagship software and flagship devices, I guarantee you people will blame Apple if OpenAI fumbles privacy even if just on their end.

I’ve been hearing mixed reactions to Apple choosing OpenAI, because of recent drama and because of Sam Altman specifically. To me, it feels like a “keep your enemies closer” decision on Apple’s part because while the company sucks, they do have a competitive (potentially superior) service at the moment.

And Apple has jack without some kind of partnership.

Why do you think only one of those can be true?

This is why Apple partnered with them. To keep an eye on them.

Worse, it’s Houston.

I’m clearly not giving Mike Judge enough credit for making King of the Hill. It’s not satire, it’s prophecy.

“I couldn’t hear you, you’re mumbling again.”

He tried to warn us!

The worst feature Apple announced at WWDC, and people are already copying it.

Have some standards, WhatsApp!

Gotta admire the rocket’s enthusiasm.

Bot: “I’d like to thank Reuters, and The Associated Press, and that’s my time!”

Apple created HIEC for themselves. They use it within their own gargantuan ecosystem to their own, personal benefit and to the benefit of people all-in on Apple devices. When it’s time to send it outside, they automatically gets converted to JPEG/MOV files.

They do not care if you like it or if you even use it.

“Horsey McHorseFace.”

“You no longer have the right to choose.”

Elppin is a good Dwarf name.

Reference acknowledged.

After all, we have CompuServe to thank for the proliferation of .gif.

Toy’s R Us is, interestingly, still huge in Asia Pacific. In Japan, Babies R Us rivals other major childcare suppliers.

[intense saxophone solo]

Tried really hard to summon a portal to Oblivion.

That’s what it means to specialize.

You can detect a forklift before most other people can.

Bender: “Don’t knock it 'til you try it, meatbag.”