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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

The problem is that Apple’s extensive marketing of Apple Intelligence has led to expectations that far surpass what the final product is likely to be.

like what specifically? I think most people will be very happy if the only practical improvement is Siri working a lot better, which should be achievable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

"it" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. I agree a lot of the "AI" features being pushed are junk that I don't want (e.g. image playground), but there are some that i do think that will help a lot as we have discussed in the other chain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

with chatgpt siri will just be way better at understanding everyday language. For example, if i am listening to an Apple Music playlist with a bunch of different artists and i say "hey siri play this album" it has no idea what I mean. ChatGPT easily handles context dependent language like that.

If you haven't used chatGPT you should try it and compare the results with siri. It's not perfect but it is way easier to get what you want.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

AI has no idea what a calendar is or what the word calendar means.

Of course it does, where are you getting this from? This is what LLMs do, understand language. If you ask chaptGPT to add an event to your apple calendar it will say it doesn't have access and give you instructions to do so. Apple is basically working on converting those instructions to interface with siri.

And even if they do limit it to basic functionality like speech to text or scheduling, it already does most of that amd they’d be plowing millions into the slightest improvements.

that's not what the ChatGPT part will be doing. As you say, siri already handles that. ChatGPT is there to understand the language and context of the request, something LLMs do much much better than Siri now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago

the execution and delivery of Vision Pro was not the problem, that's where Siri is struggling now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (4 children)

this is silly, integrating Siri with ChatGPT is one of the ways AI will probably benefit apple users. If only just for parsing and contextually processing user requests better than it does now.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

well if she’s not maga she’s just incredibly stupid.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

brother laser printer

[–] [email protected] 11 points 20 hours ago (6 children)

Its shitty that there are ads

i mean there has to be a way to fund the business. ads are fine as long as there is a way to remove them through options or paying a reasonable fee.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

i’ve been struggling with what i thought was depression/anhedonia for a few years now. after multiple psychiatrists and meds accomplishing nothing i am starting to think i’m chemically just fine; the world is actually going to shit around me.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

you can disable authentication on your local network.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

there is no official apple tv app.

 

Jan 14, 2025

Skeptics should largely agree about what science says, but that's not always the case. Exploring when and why skeptics disagree may be illuminating.

In this talk, Steven Novella dives into a series of topics where skeptics disagree amongst each other.

Steven Novella is the host and producer of The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe, a popular and award-winning weekly science podcast. He is an internationally known author of three books on science and critical thinking and science communicator with multiple TV appearances and two popular blogs (NeuroLogica and Science-Based Medicine).

This talk took place on October 25, 2024

 

i will talk to my doctor about this of course but just wanted to collect my thoughts and seek out some other experiences before my next appointment. Sorry for such a long post, I guess the TLDR is I'm not sure if I lack the ability to focus enough to have ADHD.

Since I got the results i have been reading and listening to a lot of stuff about adhd. One thing I am pretty sure of is, if I do have ADHD it is the "inattentive" type, not the "hyperactive" type. Even so I am still quite conflicted about whether or not I actually have it at all. I’ll read one article and think “that’s TOTALLY me, I definitely have ADHD”. For example, I have really struggled with these things since middle school at least (i am 40 so trying to think back before high school is a bit fuzzy):

  • Severe motivation deficit/procrastination, particularly for tedious tasks and long-term projects
  • poor long term planning/project management (even gives me some anxiety just thinking about)
  • poor long term time perception (like I’ll intend to think about and purchase Christmas gifts, but then it’s too late)
  • Not great attention to detail, and I feel like I can sometimes jump to conclusions
  • Some trouble finishing “last 5%”
  • poor sleep hygiene. i actually fall asleep and stay asleep fine but it’s hard for me to put myself to bed at a good time and wake up in the morning. mornings have been hell my entire life.

But then I go read something else and think “hm that does not sound like me at all”. For example I am reading the book How to ADHD, and in it she says:

According to Hallowell, if you, an attention-challenged person, abandon all the distractions of modernity, go live on a farm, and finally find peace, you don’t have ADHD. If, instead, you show up to the farm and get so bored you decide to build a carnival—congratulations, you are one of us.

Like... I would absolutely not have the energy or motivation to build anything like a carnival. I would of course occupy myself with other things, I guess reading or playing guitar or listening to music, but isn’t that basically normal? I’m just not sure how to interpret this. Is this more applicable to "hyperactive" people, maybe not so much for "inattentive" people?

I’m just not sure what to make of all this yet. My whole life i have felt extremely lazy and low energy, but once i get over that initial (major) motivation problem i feel like i can focus fine and get stuff done. Is that what “hyper focus” is? Or does that more likely mean I don’t actually have ADHD?

Thanks for reading and any feedback is welcome.

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