Will AI be the iPhone killer?

[WebHead]

Apple owns the stack but not the AI

Rivals own the AI but not the stack

Both are rushing to play catch-up in each other's area

Given Apple's historical advantage has been its WIMP design and hardware-software integration, can it maintain its dominance in a post-smartphone world?

 

[MacGizmo]

The only thing AI is going to kill is brain cells.

 

[Sami13496]

It’s not AI. Many smartphone companies market their newest features as “AI,” but in many cases they are better described as advanced software with machine learning components. These systems do not think, make independent decisions, or act on their own goals. They only perform specific tasks they have been designed and authorized to do. If they were truly autonomous AI, they would be able to decide what to do without relying entirely on predefined rules, user input, and strict limitations.

So the right question is:

Will AI advanced software with machine learning components be the iPhone killer?​

 

[Le_Chiffre]

Apple will be at the forefront of on device ai.

There the only ones that can. 😂

 

[maflynn]

Tbh, its too early to tell how this will all shake out, and it will impact mobile phones.

I chafe under the terms iphone killer, because there is no single product that will kill an established popular product. Lots of little mistakes, and lack of innovation will do that. Apple's current AI implementation has been fraught with mistakes and missteps, and that has hurt them, whether they can make up ground is anyone's guess.

I'm just not sure how AI will transform mobile phones to a degree that apple will be left behind. Personally I'd rather not see AI baked into an operating system, be it ios, or macos.

 

[chrono1081]

No. AI is largely junk, yes Claude included.

 

[Atog]

No, AI is software. The iPhone will be a hardware tool designed for a future, AI-oriented version of the OS. So AI i not only here to stay, but it will shape how we navigate with our UI. Therefore I think iPhone will be HW tool from which you will summon your AI agent/helper. So Apple is safe for now but needs to top up their AI to keep with competitors. Theoretically you can have Open AI phone but will it be so advanced as a top Android flagship or iPhone Pro? I don't think so.

 

[boswald]

I think it will eventually change how we interact with our phones, but I think the iPhone is unmatched as far as the all-in-one experience. Android has some nice phones too, and even they will eventually adapt to the new AI paradigm.

 

[jb310]

I think people need a device to run AI on, and a people who post a lot about AI on social media seem to be running agents on their MacBooks and (mostly) using iPhones. Which doesn't really make sense to me, since I'd think AI would be platform-agnostic, but for some reason that seems to be the state of things.

 

[Mousse]

AI is a tool with no built in safety features. Making in available to the general public is down right irresponsible.

AI advice gave someone a 19th century illness.😬
AI advice contributed to a teen suicide.
AI + mental illness = murder/suicide.
Another reason not to trust AI.
Y'all heard about xAI's MechaHitler.🫣
AI telling landlords to break the law.😄

AI ain't ready for public consumption. It's a tool that should only be in the hands of those train using in safely, even then it's dangerous. AI is no threat to the iPhone. It's a threat to the general public.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Why do people keep assuming there will ever be, at least in the near future, a post smartphone world?
Steve Jobs and Tim Cook both yammered on about the post PC world back in the early 2010s, both predicting it would happen relatively soon. It’s been over 16 years since the first iPad was introduced, the product both claimed was the start to a post PC world, and it… has not happened.
More laptops are still sold annually from all laptop companies combined than iPads/tablets.
Also, whenever these AI companion devices are brought up, there’s the biggest feature of smart phones that everyone likes to leave out, content consumption. Are you really going to spend hours scrolling through your AI companion speaker to watch a YouTube video? Or, you know, the phone that already exists in your pocket that is perfect for content consumption because it has a big screen on the front of it.

 

[klasma]

AI won’t be a smartphone killer. People still want a display for mobile use.