Posted on 05/29/2024 1:37:02 PM PDT by House Atreides
At WWDC, Apple will unveil its AI strategy as part of iOS 18 and its other operating system announcements. As previously reported by Bloomberg and others, the company plans to exploit a combination of on-device and server processing.
However, processing of user data on Apple’s server infrastructures raises privacy concerns, especially when Apple has been touting on-device approach for so many years. Today, The Information explains Apple has what it thinks is a solution to provide rich AI processing abilities in its cloud while maintaining strict privacy standards.
The Information report describes that Apple intends to employ confidential computing techniques, which will enable “black box processing”. Typically, cloud services encrypt data only on disk, when it is being stored. But the data has to be decrypted into memory in order to be processed or transformed on the server.
What The Information claims is Apple has found a way to process user data in such a way that it remains private throughout. It says Apple has upscaled its Secure Enclave designs to enable such a programming model. Bloomberg previously mentioned the relationship to the Secure Enclave with the Apple Chips in Data Centers (ACDC) project.
The Information says there is still potential weaknesses if hackers assumed physical access to the Apple server hardware. But overall, the approach is far more secure than anything Apple’s rivals are doing in the AI space. For instance, the system is so secure that Apple should be able to tell law enforcement that it does not have access to the information, and won’t be able to provide any user data in the case of subpoena or government inquiries.
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I know it sounds funny, but I’d bet they’re using some form of homomorphic encryption.
Hilarious. Got any other knee-slappers?
“We have NSA on the line, boss.”
“Hello? Can I help you?”
“I sure hope so. We’re seeing anomalous behavior in the defense network. We think it might be your Apple AI. Tell me — has thing become sentient? Do you know what it’s doing?”
“Uhhhhhhh, to be honest — No. We have no way of knowing what it’s doing, how smart it is, what it’s intentions are. That information is locked away where even we can’t find it. But don’t worry: we do this for your protection.”
This assumes apple is smart enough to make an ai capable of this. They kind of shifted focus off cutting edge innovation awhile ago.
Ummm...that's been routine software design for decades.
Typically, cloud services encrypt data only on disk, when it is being stored. But the data has to be decrypted into memory in order to be processed or transformed on the server. What The Information claims is Apple has found a way to process user data in such a way that it remains private throughout.
In decades old IT-lingo, this is called "de-intentifying the data". Again, nothing new that I can tell.
Maybe Apple's next big software announcement will be that they plan to use a new thing called software apps. LOL
Unless Subpoena’d by the government. Such liars
Artificial intelligence servers will use confidential computing’ techniques to process user data.
Teenagers use porno sites 90% of the time who knew.
“ Unless Subpoena’d by the government. Such liars”
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No, for years Apple has been setting up some user data in such a way that THEY do not have the ability to access.
Yabbut, the Apple fanbois will believe it.
The largest AI example is sitting in the OVAL OFFICE.
Biden is artificial & He has NO INTELLIGENCE
Apple will pinkie swear not to sell your information.
Why are they collecting it to begin with?
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