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UPDATE 3-Apple unveils new AI-focused chip in upgraded iPad Pro models
Yahoo/Finance ^ | Tue, May 7, 2024 | Stephen Nellis

Posted on 05/07/2024 8:33:38 AM PDT by PIF

Apple on Tuesday introduced a new chip called the M4 that it said would outclass personal computers designed for artificial intelligence - but put the new chip in an iPad Pro model rather than a laptop. --

"The neural engine makes M4 an outrageously powerful chip for AI," Tim Millet, vice president of platform architecture at Apple, said during the presentation. "In fact, with this level of performance, the neural engine and M4 is more powerful than any neural processing unit in any AI PC today."

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: ai; apple; ipad; m4

1 posted on 05/07/2024 8:33:38 AM PDT by PIF
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To: PIF

It’s a good thing I don’t use Apple. I want to be able to turn off the snitch.


2 posted on 05/07/2024 8:39:47 AM PDT by Jonty30 (He hunted a mammoth for me, just because I said I was hungry. He is such a good friend. )
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To: PIF

AI everywhere. Gag me.
Retirement to subsistence agriculture will be soooo welcome.


3 posted on 05/07/2024 8:40:21 AM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: Jonty30

>> I want to be able to turn off the snitch.

Ever try to turn off all Microsoft AI?


4 posted on 05/07/2024 8:41:57 AM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: Nervous Tick

I’d like to deep six all AI snitches.
I want nothing to do with it. I don’t believe Big Tech when they say they won’t abuse it, such as using AI to snitch on your computer habits.


5 posted on 05/07/2024 8:48:49 AM PDT by Jonty30 (He hunted a mammoth for me, just because I said I was hungry. He is such a good friend. )
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To: Nervous Tick
Ever try to turn off all Microsoft AI?

Yes, and at the next mandatory patch, a lot of it gets turned back on.

I have never seen any company choose almost ALL the wrong defaults in settings from OSes to Application Software as Microsoft.
6 posted on 05/07/2024 8:49:27 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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To: PIF

Neural engine? Like Robocop, or Skynet?


7 posted on 05/07/2024 8:50:48 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: PIF; Swordmaker

Ping!...................


8 posted on 05/07/2024 8:50:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: PIF

Sounds about right for Apple fanbois.
They need all the help they can get.


9 posted on 05/07/2024 9:11:30 AM PDT by doorgunner69 (When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty)
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To: PIF

AI isn’t in the chip. It’s just an upgraded chip that will allow for faster processing.

The term AI has become a joke. It is not intellgent. It does not “think.” It merely processes a lot of information and calculates probability very fast.


10 posted on 05/07/2024 9:19:45 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: monkeyshine

Oh…Skynet became aware a decade ago. LOL.


11 posted on 05/07/2024 9:20:26 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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Apple introduced a slew of new iPad and companion accessories, including the new iPad Pro, iPad Air, the Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboad.
Apple iPad Pro Event: Everything Revealed in 7 Minutes | 7:16
CNET | 3.77M subscribers | 4,978 views | May 7, 2024
Apple iPad Pro Event: Everything Revealed in 7 Minutes | 7:16 | CNET | 3.77M subscribers | 4,978 views | May 7, 2024
Transcript
0:00·we have a huge day of announcements
0:02·ahead of us and it's all about iPad I'm
0:05·thrilled to tell you all about the new
0:08·iPad Air let's start with its brilliant
0:11·liquid Retina Display users love the
0:13·portability of the 11-in form factor
0:16·which is perfect for tasks like jotting
0:17·down notes while working on a project
0:20·some air users would prefer an even
0:22·larger display for more room to work
0:25·learn and play so inspired by iPad Pro
0:28·we about half the user choos a larger
0:31·screen we created a 13-in model of the
0:33·new iPad Air as well the 13-in air has
0:37·30% more screen real estate than the
0:39·11-in air the larger display gives users
0:42·more space to express their ideas and
0:44·apps like free form or to see more
0:47·participants in a video call on Zoom it
0:49·also provides more space to view
0:51·multiple apps using split view and iPad
0:53·OS and both displays have the same
0:56·Advanced features so all your content
0:59·looks abs absolutely gorgeous we've also
1:02·redesigned the iPad Air to put the
1:04·front-facing camera on the landscape
1:06·Edge and it features Center Stage which
1:08·uses machine learning to automatically
1:10·keep everyone in the field of view so
1:13·it's perfect for connecting with friends
1:15·and family over FaceTime or joining a
1:17·video conference while using a keyboard
1:20·the new Air features landscape stereo
1:22·speakers with spatial audio so it sounds
1:26·great and the 13-in model has even
1:29·better sound quality with double the
1:33·base the new Air comes in four finishes
1:36·a new blue and a new purple as well as a
1:39·beautiful Starlight and space gray and
1:42·its durable design uses a 100% recycled
1:45·aluminum enclosure air users also love
1:49·how quickly they can get things done so
1:51·we're Stepping Up Performance in a big
1:53·way with the incredibly fast M2 so
1:56·that's the new iPad Air now available in
1:59·in 11-in and 13-in models powered by the
2:03·incredible M2 Chip and featuring a
2:06·landscape front camera and faster Wi-Fi
2:08·double the starting storage which is now
2:11·128 GB we've also expanded the number of
2:14·storage options by adding 512 and 1 tbte
2:18·and even with all these upgrades we're
2:20·thrilled that the new 11-in Air still
2:22·starts at just 599 and the 13in air is
2:26·just
2:27·$7.99 that's a remarkable value for a
2:29·device with so many Advanced features
2:32·and capabilities you can order the new
2:34·air today and it'll be available next
2:37·week this is the allnew impossibly thin
2:41·incredibly powerful iPad Pro it has a
2:45·stunning new design breakthrough new
2:47·display outrageous performance and
2:50·amazing
2:51·accessories let's get started with its
2:53·stunning design we've always envisioned
2:56·iPad as a magical sheet of glass and
2:59·with this this new design that vision is
3:01·brought to life more than ever the new
3:04·Pro comes in two sizes a new super
3:06·portable 11-in model and a new expansive
3:09·13-in model and both are unbelievably
3:13·thin the 11-in pro is 5.3 mm thin and
3:17·the 13-in pro is an incredible 5.1 mm
3:21·thin compared to the previous iPad Pro
3:24·the difference is striking the new iPad
3:27·Pro is even thinner than the iPod Nano
3:30·which makes it the thinnest Apple
3:31·product ever and they're both lighter as
3:34·well in fact the 11-in model is less
3:37·than a pound and the 13-in model is
3:39·nearly a/4 PB lighter than its
3:42·predecessor iPad Pro comes in two great
3:44·finishes silver and space black both
3:47·with 100% recycled aluminum
3:50·enclosures and it's just as strong as
3:52·the previous design despite being so
3:55·much thinner just holding it in your
3:57·hands is an unbelievable experience
4:02·now let's talk about its breakthrough
4:04·new display with the new iPad Pro we
4:08·wanted to give customers an even more
4:10·remarkable visual experience and we did
4:13·just that by bringing OLED to iPad for
4:15·the very first time with OLED technology
4:18·the pixels generate both the light and
4:20·the color for unparalleled Precision
4:23·however for the expans of displays in
4:25·iPad Pro a single OLED panel doesn't
4:27·generate enough brightness to deliver
4:29·the xdr performance iPad Pro users
4:32·expect so we developed a
4:34·state-of-the-art display that uses two
4:36·OLED panels and combines the light from
4:39·both to deliver phenomenal fullcreen
4:42·brightness this technology is called
4:45·tandom OLED and it's a breakthrough for
4:47·iPad Pro the new Pro can support an
4:50·incredible 1,000 nits of fullcreen
4:53·brightness for both SDR and HDR content
4:57·and 1,600 nits of peak h HDR brightness
5:01·this is the new magic keyboard for iPad
5:03·Pro it's been completely redesigned to
5:06·be much thinner and even lighter opening
5:09·it reveals the magic floating design
5:11·that users love it comes into colors
5:13·that perfectly match the new Pro and
5:16·it's loaded with great new features
5:19·first it now includes a function Row for
5:21·quick access to convenient controls like
5:23·screen brightness it also has a gorgeous
5:27·aluminum palmrest and a larger trackpad
5:29·that even more responsive with haptic
5:31·feedback so the entire experience feels
5:34·just like using a MacBook to start we
5:37·added a new sensor in the barrel of the
5:38·pencil to enable new interactions so now
5:42·for example you can just squeeze it to
5:44·bring up a new tool pallet and when you
5:47·squeeze the pencil A haptic engine
5:50·delivers precise feedback that you can
5:52·feel a gyroscope allows you to roll the
5:55·pencil for precise control of the tool
5:58·you're using like changing the
6:00·orientation of a shaped pen or brush if
6:03·you ever lose apple pencil Pro you can
6:06·easily locate it since it now supports
6:09·fine my so that's the new Apple pencil
6:12·Pro with its incredible new features it
6:15·begins a whole new era of creativity on
6:18·iPad so that's the new iPad Pro it
6:22·features the Breakthrough Ultra retina
6:24·xdr display the next level performance
6:27·of M4 fast 5G cellular and a landscape
6:30·front-facing camera all in a
6:33·jaw-dropping incredibly thin and light
6:35·design that's the thinnest Apple product
6:37·ever this is the iPad we've always
6:40·dreamed of making the new iPad Pro comes
6:43·with double the storage which is now 256
6:46·GB the 11in model starts at $9.99 and
6:50·the 13in model starts at
6:52·$12.99 the new magic keyboard for iPad
6:54·Pro is $299 and
6:56·349 and the new Apple pencil Pro is just
7:00·129 an amazing value for such an
7:02·incredible device customers can order
7:05·the new iPad pro magic keyboard and
7:08·apple pencil Pro today and they'll be
7:10·available next week thank you for
7:12·joining us have a great day

12 posted on 05/07/2024 9:22:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Vermont Lt

So porn will be even more life-like than before...Ahh, progress!


13 posted on 05/07/2024 9:23:02 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Jonty30

It’s a good thing I don’t use Apple. I want to be able to turn off the snitch.


Not to worry, as both M$ and Samsung will be bringing this feature to their chips and products soon.

Of course, Android’s Google OS AI will never turn off, like all their other ‘snitches’ that are supposed to turn off, but do not - they need your metrics for the ads directed at you.

Only Linux is free of them so far.


14 posted on 05/07/2024 9:34:16 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: dfwgator

I was once talking to a guy in “new product development” and he said that new tech will be used in porn before the mainstream. It ended up being kind of true. It led the VHS and DVD revolution; streaming, and full immerision VR.

He also included the military in his list. So, I guess war porn and real porn at along the same lines. LOL


15 posted on 05/07/2024 9:49:02 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: PIF

I guess Apple will eventually become The Daystrom Institute and introduce the M5 computer that will take over the Enterprise in S2 E24


16 posted on 05/07/2024 10:43:07 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: Vermont Lt

The term AI has become a joke. It is not intellgent. It does not “think.” It merely processes a lot of information and calculates probability very fast.

AI is sophisticated pattern matching.


17 posted on 05/07/2024 11:24:31 AM PDT by Corey Ohlis (Visualize Swirled Peas)
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