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Apple CEO John Ternus says Apple won't ship AI for AI's sake

According to a post on X by @Hesamation, Apple CEO John Ternus pushed back in a Wired interview on the idea that Apple is behind in AI. He said Apple will "absolutely" use AI, but that people shouldn't have to wonder whether AI or regular software did something. The post, which relays comments from @AndruEdwards, calls that the right test after the delayed Siri launch and says Apple now has to meet it on the iPhone. The snippet is truncated, so details beyond these quotes are not available.

Source: Scobleizer News Pulse (X) · x.com Found via Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer News Pulse · a post on X, not independently verified Published 2026-11-01T00:45:00+00:00 Detected 2026-11-01T05:32:18+00:00
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According to a post on X by @Hesamation, Apple CEO John Ternus pushed back in a Wired interview on the idea that Apple is behind in AI. He said Apple will "absolutely" use AI, but that people shouldn't have to wonder whether AI or regular software did something. The post, which relays comments from @AndruEdwards, calls that the right test after the delayed Siri launch and says Apple now has to meet it on the iPhone. The snippet is truncated, so details beyond these quotes are not available.

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In a Wired interview, Ternus pushed back on the idea that Apple is behind in AI, saying Apple will "absolutely" leverage AI but people shouldn't have to wonder whether AI or regular software did something. @AndruEdwards says that's the right test after the delayed Siri launch, and now Apple has to pass it on the...

iPhone users and developers may care most about whether Apple's AI features are clearly labeled and easy to understand. Ternus's standard suggests Apple wants its AI to work in ways people can recognize, which the post frames as a real test after the Siri delay. Watch whether upcoming iPhone features show that AI is used in clear, useful ways.

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