Apple wants AI to run directly on its hardware instead of in the cloud::iPhone maker wants to catch up to its rivals when it comes to AI.

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    11 months ago

    Remember, this probably isn’t an either or thing. Both Apple and Google have been offloading certain AI tasks to devices to speed up response time and process certain requests offline.

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      11 months ago

      Yep, though Google is happy to process your data in the cloud constantly while Apple consistently tries to find ways to achieve it locally, which is generally better for privacy and security but also cheaper for them too.

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      11 months ago

      Google have been offloading certain AI tasks to devices

      No, Google has simply been blatantly lying about this to convince you to buy new phones. It’s very easy to prove, because as soon as you disable any network connections, these functions cease to work.

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        11 months ago

        Just because a certain requests don’t work offline, that doesn’t mean that Google isn’t actually running models locally for many requests.

        My pixel isn’t new enough to run nano. What are some examples of offline processing not working?

        I wouldn’t be surprised if the handshake between Pro and Nano was intermingled for certain requests. Some stuff done in the cloud, and some stuff done locally for speed - but if the internet is off, they kill the processing of the request entirely because half of the required platform isn’t available.