They are right to be careful, they are held to a much higher standard than their competitors.

Pixel phones have had emergency call issues for years across multiple models but they just get a pass. Apple would be crucified for this.

Sounds like a regulator issue. Doing emergency calls is a phone's #1 job, they shouldn't be allowing them to be sold if they don't work.

yet in 15+ years I have never used any of mine for that

Good for you. It's the only thing phones are required to be able to do in the US even if they don't have a working SIM or you haven't paid the phone bill.

Well, I guess they're also not allowed to cause RF interference or randomly catch fire.

sure, but that doesn't make it their #1 job

my pyjamas are regulated to be fireproof too

Apple is all about a controlled pleasant experience, it doesn't matter if it doesn't give you shiny new things; most Apple customers don't even know those shiny new things exist, so they keep spreading the word that "Apple is so easy and simple."

The idea of having an unpredictable LLM in the ecosystem is Apple's worst nightmare. I bet they will overly restrict it to the point that it stops being a general purpose LLM and becomes a neutered obedient LLM that always acts according to Apple's rules.

Also, it doesn't help that ALL the authors of this Apple paper are chinese. It raises questions about how Apple will handle political debates with its LLM.

> Also, it doesn't help that ALL the authors of this Apple paper are chinese. It raises questions about how Apple will handle political debates with its LLM.

The CCP thinks it owns all Chinese people on Earth, but that doesn't mean you have to agree with them!