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Tim Cook Responds to Rise of ChatGPT, Says AI’s Potential is ‘Very Interesting’
Speaking on Apple’s quarterly earnings call today, Cook said artificial intelligence’s potential is “very interesting,” but noted that there are a “number of issues that need to be sorted” out with the technology and that it is “very important to be deliberate and thoughtful” in regards to how artificial intelligence is used.
Cook said Apple has already integrated artificial intelligence and machine learning across several of its products and services, pointing out features like Fall Detection, Crash Detection, and the ECG app on the Apple Watch. He added that Apple will continue to weave artificial intelligence into its products on a “very thoughtful basis.”
The New York Times in March reported that excitement surrounding chatbots demonstrates how Siri and other traditional voice assistants have “squandered their lead in the A.I. race,” as Siri’s functionality remains far more limited than chatbots despite launching over a decade ago. The Information last month reported that Apple employees “widely criticize Siri for its shortcomings” and have proposed large language model improvements that they hope will be ready to launch in an iOS version released next year.
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Apple Responds to Report About Thieves Permanently Locking Out iPhone Users
As the journalists first revealed in February, there have been increasing instances of thieves spying on an iPhone user’s passcode in public and then stealing the device in order to gain widespread access to the device and its contents, including financial apps. All of the victims interviewed in the initial report said their iPhones were stolen while they were out socializing at bars and other public places at night.
With knowledge of the iPhone’s passcode, a thief can easily reset the victim’s Apple ID password in the Settings app, even if Face ID or Touch ID is enabled. Subsequently, the thief can turn off Find My iPhone on the device, preventing the owner of the device from tracking its location or remotely erasing the device via iCloud.
Today’s report places more focus on an additional step that thieves can take: using the stolen device to set or reset a recovery key, a randomly generated 28-character code that is required to regain access to an Apple ID once enabled.
“Apple’s policy gives users virtually no way back into their accounts without that recovery key,” the report states. With unmitigated access to a stolen iPhone, the device’s passcode, and the Apple ID password, thieves can steal money via Apple Pay and potentially other banking apps, view sensitive information like photos and emails, and more.
Apple’s website does warn that losing access to both your trusted devices and recovery key means that “you could be locked out of your account permanently.” In this scenario, however, thieves spying on iPhone passcodes before stealing the devices means that victims only need to lose their device in order to potentially be permanently locked out. The report serves as a valuable reminder to protect your iPhone’s passcode in public.
For more details, read our previous coverage.
Apple Responds
In a statement shared in response to the report, Apple said it is “always investigating additional protections against emerging threats like this one.”
“We sympathize with people who have had this experience and we take all attacks on our users very seriously, no matter how rare,” an Apple spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal. “We work tirelessly every day to protect our users’ accounts and data, and are always investigating additional protections against emerging threats like this one.”
How to Stay Protected
iPhone users should use Face ID or Touch ID as much as possible when in public to prevent thieves from spying on their passcode. In situations where entering the passcode is necessary, users can hold their hands over their screen to hide passcode entry.
The report also recommends that users switch from a four-digit passcode to an alphanumeric passcode, which would be more difficult for thieves to spy on. This can be done in the Settings app under Face ID & Passcode → Change Passcode.
To protect a bank account, consider storing the password in a password manager that does not involve the device’s passcode, such as 1Password.
Users can enable Screen Time parental controls to further lock down their device, the report adds.
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Chloe Bailey Seemingly Responds To Reports of ‘In Pieces’ Underwhelming First-Week Sales
Have mercy is undoubtedly what Chloe Bailey was thinking to say to critics after they got a whiff of the reported first-week sales attached to her long-awaited debut solo album, ‘In Pieces.’
See what we mean inside.
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