so to translate:

- Apple has powerful capabilities in iOS to enable Siri AI.

- EU's DMA requires them to allow users to install third-party AI backends.

- Apple doesn't think parties other than themselves should be trusted with those iOS permissions.

I guess it'd be like if Apple allowed a first-party screen reader for iOS, so they refused to allow third-party screen readers.

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ClawsOnPaws 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

As a screen reader user, Apple does have a first party screen reader, VoiceOver, and does indeed not let you run a third party one. In fact, it does not work well even on the more open MacOS. So essentially it's VoiceOver or nothing. Luckily, especially on iOS, VoiceOver mostly works well.

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sterlind 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm glad it works decently on iOS, at least. my mom has little central vision, and she struggles on iOS just using high contrast plus scaling plus magnifier. I think she has just enough vision to not absolutely need VoiceOver but it still makes using her phone a frustrating and tiring experience.

	▲	wahnfrieden an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Try https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/assistive-access-iphon... ?

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Schiendelman 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't think they're "trusting Google" with anything. It's a Google model run by Apple, just like you download a model from Hugging Face to run when you want to.

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wmf 40 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Apparently it's now a Google model run by Apple on GPUs rented from Google.

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usrnm 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> It's a Google model run by Apple

Run by Apple where? Do they really have enough hardware to run it in-house?

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trollbridge 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, and if they don't, they can lease datacentre capacity like anyone else can. SpaceX seems to have plenty for rent.

	▲	LearnYouALisp 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Where? In SPAAACE.gif

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sterlind 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

updated my post to reflect this, thanks.

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bla3 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't think they trust Gemini as they run that on-device or on-site, on Apple's own servers.

	▲	ErneX an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Newer one: https://security.apple.com/blog/expanding-pcc/

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taneq 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Apple doesn't think parties other than themselves should be trusted with those iOS permissions.

I think we have ample evidence that regardless of whether Apple in particular is to be trusted, tech companies by default are certainly not.

Opening up access to users’ private data requires not just any given app to be trustworthy, but all of them.