Only the “Chosen Ones” Will Have AI First: Is This the New Digital Divide or Just FOMO

Only a small circle of “chosen ones” will have access to the latest AI features, such as Apple intelligence and Copilot+. In a world that’s already divided digitally, should we be worried about this? Even if you own last year’s greatest iPhone, the 14 Pro Max, you might soon feel the first pangs of digital hunger because it won’t support the latest Apple Intelligence features announced at the Apple Developers Conference, WWDC. Maybe you bought a Windows laptop this year or earlier? Then no Copilot+ for you, as only Windows “AI PCs with an NPU (Neural Processing Unit) capable of 40 TOPS (trillion operations per second) or higher” are compatible. You may need a grand or more to buy a device capable of top-notch AI-powered productivity, creativity, learning, or entertainment features.

Some data scientists do not see Apple’s AI proposition as that exciting. One of them is Ilia Badeev, Head of Data Science at Trevolution Group. “I will express an unpopular opinion, but I am disappointed with Apple Intelligence. For two years (since the first hype of ChatGPT), the whole world has been waiting for a new Siri “on steroids” from Apple. But in the end, we get (at least as we see from the preview) a slightly more “understanding” Siri and just usability improvements in many basic applications,” Badeev said.

Read more from Ilia Badeev, Head of Data Science at Trevolution Group, here