Unlike with other AI companies, this is opt-in. It is yet another pane in the slew of "do you opt in to anonymized diagnostics" you see when setting up your iPhone, where you can select "Yes" or "Not now". "Not now" in Apple's case means that you can enable it later in Settings > Privacy.

All of this has got me looking for a Linux-based tablet instead of throwing more money Apple's way.

Slim pickings, to say the least.

Tim Cook’s chair wasn’t even cold yet

Pretty old by now, but it occurs to me it's interesting timing coming as they enable always on recording (AI day overview) for the watch.

Nobody who has been following apple for a long time should be surprised

First Lake America now this?

John. Dude. You are out of your element.

Makes me glad that from the get-go, I have turned Siri off, buried the app icon and just never think to even have an idea that it's something I'd use. I've turned the blindest of eyes towards it.