Microsoft Recall, Adobe, Siri, Book Review, Gifts for Dad, and Cricket
Microsoft Recall, Adobe, Siri, Book Review, Gifts for Dad, and Cricket
Weekly Roundup of News in Technology, UX and AI
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Here’s the latest news, resources, and use cases from the world of product, UX, AI and technology. Let’s go:
🤖 AI Avatars
🪟 Recall
🖼️ Adobe
🌐 Siri
📖 Book Review
🎁 Gifts for Dad
🏏 Cricket
Podcast
Bridging the Human-Technology Gap with AI Avatars - A Conversation with Founder Chuck Rinker
Had a great conversation about AI, healthcare, and humanizing technology.
In this episode of Product by Design, I welcomed Chuck Rinker, founder and CEO of PRSONAS. Chuck shares his journey from a cattle farmer to a pioneer in AI and digital human technology. Chuck and I discuss the transformative potential of AI avatars in healthcare, their impact on patient experiences, and their broader applications in various industries. We also explore the importance of empathy, trust, and practical implementation in leveraging AI for better human engagement. Don't miss this incredibly enlightening conversation!
News and Useful Reads
Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Security Backlash
That didn’t take long. We discussed the controversial new Recall feature just a few weeks ago, and now Microsoft is turning it off after mounting criticism.
The changes come amid a mounting barrage of criticism from the security and privacy community, which has described Recall—which silently stores a screenshot of the user's activity every five seconds as fodder for AI analysis—as a gift to hackers: essentially unrequested, preinstalled spyware built into new Windows computers.
Adobe's new terms of service unacceptably gives them access to all of your projects, for free
Adobe has caused a massive stir in among creatives with an update to their user agreement. They’ve given themselves unfettered access to all our files so they can train AI on them, and do pretty much whatever else they want. And no one is happy about it.
Is Apple about to finally launch the real Siri?
Siri was always meant to be more. Since its launch 13 years ago, it promised to be something better. But is always the annoying app that pops up by accident that you have to quickly close because you didn’t mean to ask it for help.
But next week at WWDC, if the rumors and reports are true, we might be about to meet the real Siri for the first time — or at least something much closer to it. According to Bloomberg, The New York Times, and others, Apple is going to unveil a huge overhaul for the assistant, making Siri more reliable thanks to large language models but without much new functionality. Even that would be a win. But Apple also appears to be working on, and may be almost ready to launch, a version of Siri that will actually integrate inside of apps, meaning the assistant can take action on your device on your behalf. In theory, at least, anything you can do on your phone, Siri might soon be able to do for you.
Book Review
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Other Interesting Finds
24 Great Gifts for Dad
Father’s Day is coming up fast, so don’t be left without something for your dad. This is a pretty solid list of ideas if you’re still wondering what to get (like I am every single year). Or you can grab something for yourself, like I plan to do with the whiskey glass…
Team USA beats cricket powerhouse Pakistan in historic World Cup victory
I know very little about cricket other than it is one of the most popular sports in the rest of the world and completely unknown in the US. But that didn’t stop the US team from pulling off a huge upset this week, which hopefully will bring the sport more into the public awareness.
The U.S. men’s national cricket team delivered a stunning blow to heavyweight Pakistan in Texas on Thursday during a surprisingly close T20 World Cup match that went into the equivalent of extra innings.