Apple Is Set to Join the AI Arms Race

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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For years, Apple played it safe with generative artificial intelligence. Now, the company is set to unveil new AI features. WSJ reporter Aaron Tilley joins host Zoe Thomas to explain the iPhone maker’s moves. Plus, the etiquette for phone calls has changed. WSJ’s Katherine Bindley explains why some people want a text first. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.4	slash Wall Street.
0:19.4	Welcome to Tech News briefing. It's Friday, June 7th.
0:23.0	I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:25.8	Your phone unexpectedly rings.
0:28.2	A friend is calling.
0:29.7	Is this a delightful surprise or a rude and possibly panic-inducing event.
0:35.0	We'll discuss how the etiquette of unplanned phone calls has changed.
0:40.0	And then, after years of playing it safe with generative artificial intelligence,
0:44.8	Apple is set to unveil new features next week at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
0:50.7	The W.S. J.S. Aaron Tilly joins us with reporting on Apple's plans.
0:57.0	We're starting with phone calls because the etiquette has never been more complicated.
1:07.0	Family members, coworkers, spouses, and friends can't agree on whether it's okay to call someone without first alerting them via text that you plan to call them.
1:18.0	Our reporter, Catherine Bindley, has been speaking to people about this and is here with more.
1:22.0	Katie, generally speaking, who is... to people about this and is here with more.
1:22.6	And Katie, generally speaking,
1:24.6	who is on each side of this debate?
1:26.7	And what figures do we have on this?
1:29.0	Well, there's no figures specifically
1:31.2	on whether or not people are okay with being called without getting a text message first, but we do know that younger generations tend to far prefer text as a form of communication over talking on the phone.
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