Apple just announced Apple Intelligence.
Intelligence is an interesting and clever description. Good marketing, as usual.
(several definitions of intelligence from around the web)
intelligenceΒ /Δn-tΔlβ²Ι-jΙns/
noun
- The ability to acquire, understand, and use knowledge.
- Skilled use of reason
- Mental acuteness
Is AI actually intelligent?
It can acquire knowledge. It can use knowledge. It can reason if, by reason, we mean applying statistics and algorithms to data to draw conclusions. It certainly has acuteness, which is associated with memory and focus.
But it can’t understand. Not the way we do.
Understanding requires comprehension of the existential world around us. Experiences, emotions, consequences, seasons, geography, physical space, relationships — all required for understanding.
As a user, I’m happy that AI is being integrated into my phone and computer OS’s. But also, I’m under no illusion that my devices are intelligent.
