@EUCommission „to close“, Not „too close“

@EUCommission if Apple is unable to develop interoperability solutions ... I would not call this "they choose, not to deliver..."
Yes, in theory one could argue that they still could have delivered and violated some regulations.... But that's not really what anybody wants.

On the other hand
If Apple choose to not deliver - they were not: "unable to provide" ...

@EUCommission To be clear: Apple was not unable, but much rather *unwilling* to develop interoperability. This is intentional.

@EUCommission Just ditch your iPhone and buy a Fairphone 6 with /e/os from Murena.com

I did 🙂🇩🇰

@EUCommission I’m usually a fan of European regulations, but in this case, I find the Commission’s reasoning questionable.

Apple runs the AI models either locally on the device or in a specially secured cloud environment. For both, Apple guarantees that no one except the user has access to the processed data. The effort involved in operating the private cloud compute is enormous and well-documented.

In return, the AI then gains comprehensive access to user data.
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@EUCommission Thank you for this clear answer!

@EUCommission
Normally I am in heated agreement with EU style regulation but I'm not on this.

VW only uses VW parts on VW cars. Do consumers have a right to buy a VW car and insist on a Toyota steering wheel? Obviously not.

@EUCommission did you ask the EU citizens if they even wanted to choose a different AI provider?

@EUCommission In case anyone forgets what a government is actually for, watch it again. Trickle-down economy and auto-regulated market be damned! Takes a government to prevent abuses. When it remembers its role of course. The day we're able to stop voting from fear and hate is the day we'll get results from the people we elect. There is no providential person to save us all, only smart voters choosing the right team (and I don’t mean party).

@EUCommission Can we have a legally enforceable ‘opt-out’ option for any and all “AI” slop?

@EUCommission @timo That little dig at the end alone shows that the guy doesn't even know what he's talking about 🤷‍♂️

@EUCommission was sagt ihr dazu @macandi?

@EUCommission
What's the idea in this being edited and clipped so heavily? I cannot listen to stuff like this, no matter how accurately this may convey the point, I have no faith watching heavily edited dialog.
It seems to be becomming the norm, and I hate it. Is it to fit into some yt shorts, tiktok or insta max time limit? Or is it thought that I haven't the time to let the speaker take a breather, or pause for effect, or think??

@EUCommission 70 megabyte video of just man speaking and no alt text? cmon, you can do better

@EUCommission I just find it amazing how different everyone’s take on this is. Apple says the EU is to blame for Siri AI not launching here, while you guys say it’s entirely Apple’s fault. Let’s be honest, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. I also think it’s good that we don’t just rubber-stamp solutions from tech giants like Apple as if there were no risks involved. However, I do wonder: Why didn’t Apple try harder? Apple has been stringing us along since 2024, promising that the AI features would come. In all that time, surely it should have been possible to find a constructive solution for everyone.