Apple's AI opportunity is all about the big picture

The two approaches to AI in mobile technology mentioned in the news content are:

1. "AI That's Not Your Phone": This approach involves devices like the Rabbit R1 and the Humane AI Pin, which are small gadgets that aim to make AI more useful by incorporating it into a simpler gadget. The intention is to help users get things done without looking at their phone screens. However, the article mentions that neither of these devices has delivered on their promises so far.

2. "AI That Does Random Stuff on Your Phone": This approach includes Google's generative AI tools like Magic Editor and Samsung Galaxy AI. These AI tools perform various tasks on the phone, such as photo editing, language translation, note-taking, and texting. The article describes the current state of AI on phones as "unimpressive," with the features varying in quality from "kinda helpful" to "doesn't really work" to "oh, dear GOD, no."

At its developer conference, Microsoft announced a feature called "Recall" for its new Copilot Plus PCs. Recall takes screenshots every few seconds of whatever you're doing on your computer so you can use AI to search for it later. This could be a useful feature for quickly finding information from your past activities. However, there are potential concerns associated with it, particularly related to security. Since Recall constantly takes screenshots of your activities, it could potentially capture sensitive information, raising concerns about data privacy and security.