In a fresh development, but Apple’s rebooted Siri could be the AI moment that actually reaches everyone else. Anthropic’s first Mythos-class Claude model, Fable 5, hit the global stage like an atom bomb this week, and that’s barely an exaggeration.
Industry observers note that (Mythos itself is still restricted to a small subset of approved users.). A modified version of Mythos, the benchmark-shattering Claude model that’s scary-good at cybersecurity and worryingly knowledgeable about bioweapons, Fable 5 comes wrapped in so many safeguards that it reportedly refuses even the most basic chats about biology.
As part of the ongoing story, claude Fable also kicked off other controversies, including stringent data-retention policies that made even Microsoft balk, while Claude subscription users learned that the model would be yanked from their plans later this month.
The report highlights that chastened after its botched Apple Intelligence rollout two years ago, Apple judiciously pumped the brakes, introducing a variety of low-key AI tools that, on the surface, looked relatively tame. In contrast to the Fable firestorm, Apple’s long-awaited AI relaunch was more like a chill summer cookout.
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The report highlights that yet Apple’s revamped Siri AI app and quietly powerful Apple Intelligence functions are (I’d argue) collectively a bigger deal than the Fable brouhaha.
As part of the ongoing story, both Fable and Mythos are capable of agentic AI feats that stagger the mind, yet they’re ridiculously overpowered for everyday use, more likely to trigger a cybersecurity apocalypse than help make our everyday lives better. For most of us, Claude Fable — and on an even greater scale, Mythos — are both awe-inspiring and inaccessible, like the atom-smashing CERN particle accelerator.
In a fresh development, on a Mac, Siri will always be a right-click away, ready to analyze data, organize files, and compose text from scratch, while Apple Intelligence will allow apps like Passwords to strengthen weak passwords using behind-the-scenes AI agents. Apple’s AI functions, on the other hand, are smaller yet far more useful, like Siri’s ability to scour your iCloud data for details about your loved ones, compose and send email messages on the fly, and create calendar events from natural language prompts.
As part of the ongoing story, personally, I think that’s a big deal, even bigger than Claude Fable’s Godzilla-like arrival. These quietly powerful AI functions will be baked into Apple products in the hands of millions of everyday users — and for many of them, it will mark the first time they’ve used AI to actually do something rather than just chat.
The report highlights that call me crazy, but I’d like to think that Apple AI redux could usher in a fresh “AI for all” era, where AI is truly working for us rather than the other way around.
In a fresh development, you could put it to AI, but you might wind up with a long-winded answer that’s not particularly nuanced or helpful. Need advice on a mid-tier personal decision, like the best way to spend a rare day off or whether to choose a gym membership over at-home exercise equipment?
According to the latest update, once the experts are done picking over your dilemma, they’ll serve up a recommendation that may surprise you with its thoughtfulness. Instead, try a prompt that turns ChatGPT or another AI chatbot into a “board of advisors,” with each member of the board debating your issue from a different perspective.
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