622: It's Doing It!
Summary
Mike and Jason discuss their recent WWDC experience, including Jason’s experiment with handwritten notes and the hosts' travel schedules. They analyze Apple’s AI strategy, noting the complete rebuild of Siri and the need for more flexible release cycles to keep pace with rapid AI advancements. The episode also covers updates on their "Designed in California" Kickstarter campaign, confirming video episodes and future live events.
Topics discussed
Intro, Oregon travel, and World Cup updates
Summer of Fun and podcast production logistics
Note-taking at WWDC: Pen vs. iPad
WWDC highlights: Widgets, HomeKit, and Private Cloud Compute
Announcing 'Designed in California' podcast series
Apple Intelligence: The long road to a new Siri
iOS 17 'Snow Leopard' strategy and stability focus
Screen Time fixes and Craig Federighi's role
Hands-on with Siri AI: Context and capabilities
Critique of Genmoji and Image Playground ethics
Apple Pay UI improvements and ExpressVPN ad
Hardware requirements, on-device models, and touchscreen APIs
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