#Apple Intelligence writing tools

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[gregkocismusic]

Apple Intelligence Song Writing Tools ???? Chat GPT AI for Lyrics Songwriting.

[rose-tries-to-write]

Humans are Space Orcs Idea

Okay so hiii, i had an idea so i kinda ran with it.

This was inspired by me eating an orange and thinking 'man, i wonder if aliens would find it weird watching me pull off all the strings like this' and it kinda ran from there. this might have a few parts later on if i get inspired, but mostly whatever is made here will be odd human behaviors that i think would be funny/interesting from an aliens perspective.

Writing under the cut!

Day 1 in alien captivity

I'll be honest, I've been here much longer than a day—perhaps four or more by now. This is the first time I've been given something resembling paper and writing tools, so to make it easier to remember, this will be labelled day one.

I couldn't tell you why I'm here or how I got to where I am. Most of it's a blur by now and even if it wasn't, I'd rather forget anyway. I won't bore you with that.

The aliens I'm with now are tall creatures largely covered in fur except for the horns protruding from their heads. Of the few I've seen its safe to assume that these horns come in many different variations—one having a pair similar to a goat and another having ones reminiscent of the classic devil horns. (There are two portrait drawings beside this passage, one of a fluffy creature with goat horns and another a slick-furred creature with devil horns. They both have smiley faces.)

Whatever these aliens are, they seem very interested in what I am. Studying what I am, that is. They treat me like an animal, trying to replicate a natural environment within a small cell and giving me food and objects that I assume are for entertainment purposes. I can see them in a window at the top of the cell, watching and writing and talking amongst themselves as I go about my day. Researchers, I assume. Scientists.

I don't know what their plans are and they seem largely uninterested in hurting me or even coming close. For now, I'll just continue what I've been trying to do from the start—make them realize I'm not an animal but a fully cognizant person who would really like to go home soon.

Day 2 in alien captivity

They keep giving me these fruits that I've taken to calling oranges due to their resemblance to the fruit. It has a peel, purple and sectioned similar to a pumpkin, that's thick but easy to pierce. It comes off in the previously mentioned sections like a banana and leaves strings behind like an orange.

This is where the name comes from—the gross and annoying strings all over the flesh of the fruit. It takes half an hour to get them off due to the size of the thing, but eating it with them on isn't an option. Taste aside, they make me nauseous. Best to avoid that.

The aliens seem amused at me painstakingly removing all the strings, like they think it's a silly behavior of an animal rather than a necessary evil. I can see them writing something down and chattering between themselves every time I do it where they can see. A voice inside me wonders if they find my methods odd—the piercing and removal of the outer peel, the long process of de-stringing the flesh, then pulling apart the sections to eat them one by one. The voice wonders if they see intelligence in those actions. If using my fingers skillfully to remove the inedible materials says I'm more than just the animal they think I am.

I've learned to ignore that voice.

The flesh of the fruit is orange, ironically, but more of a burning red shade than the brighter color of its namesake. It tastes oddly like an apple, sweet and acidic, with the texture of a grape. I can't decide if I hate it. I can't decide if I should. For now, it's food and as long as they're willing to feed me like this for free, I'm happy to eat.

[traderotales]

Souls of Black | Small Worldbuilding Things I Like :)

For any newcomers, Souls of Black is my Minecraft inspired fantasy story, and I wanted to share some smaller worldbuilding things that I like <3 Enjoy!

Some important concepts will be linked to posts further elaborating on them.

Time

Days are made up of 21 hours, with an eleventh hour in the center! There are 8 days in a week, and each month has 4 weeks, with the two center days typically being for religious ceremonies for those that practice. There are 11 months total in a year, giving a total of 352 days :)

The sun rises in the west and sets in the east.

The world maaaybe has 2 moons? I like multiple moons, but haven't solidly implemented it yet. So its a maybe right now lol

Items

People often write in squid ink– on signs, in books– with feathers/quills. Mostly these are chicken feathers, but owning the feather of a crow is seen as almost a luxury, as crows are harder to find and usually harder to hunt and kill due to their intelligence. The ink is stored in small glass jars. With books and journals, the ink jar and quill summon alongside the journal. When signs are crafted, one must go and find ink to write on it.

Potions can come in two forms: drinkable, and splash. Drinkable potions are shaped like normal glass bottles with rounded bottoms (though the very bottom is flat to be able to set it down) while splash potions have triangular bottoms. Drinkable potions, when broken, spill like normal liquids. Splash potions, however, send up a mist variant of the potion, that gives the effect when breathed in. When the effect is taken, streams of the same colored mist steam from the affected individual. Potions like regeneration actually heal wounds, while health potions are a burst of adrenaline. Negative splash potions are usually thrown at the target, as the glass shards add more damage, while positive splash potions are typically thrown at the ground.

Diluted forms of potions (via water) can be used for two things– staining weapons, or alcohol. Diluted forms of potions can be coated along weapon blades, diluted as to not corrode the blades, and are most commonly used as torture tools. On the other end of the spectrum, diluted potions can be blended with other ingredients to make an intoxicating yet flavorful array of beverages– or, alcohol. Alcohol can also be made via fermentation of things like wheat or potatoes, or even fruit like apples. Golden apples are trickier to make into alcohol, but when done it is heavily sought after, leading it to be more expensive.

Dyed sheep have the colored dye smeared along their wool, giving a sign they were unnaturally dyed. Naturally colored sheep have no such dyes in their wool, and thus are more special.

Music discs have their names carved around their centers. Jukeboxes work in such a way that, when not in use, the top is smooth and flush. A disc can be pressed into the top, and a disc-shaped section of the top lowers to allow the disc to rest within the top of the jukebox. A pole stays stationary in the center, and out of it pops a circle to keep the disc in place. The needle atop the jukebox can then be moved and set atop the disc to play it. When pressed down upon, the disc pops into the air as it ejects.

Naming weapons takes some Soul, as you are renaming the universal name of the item, the name that The Black knows it by. When named, the new name is carved into the blade of the weapon. The more powerful the weapon the more Soul it takes to rename it.

Enchantments, typically of higher levels, can leave scars on people after they reform– usually one where they were killed with it.

Sticks can look like the various tree textures and aren't just normal sticks, only becoming the brown ones in game when crafted into tools. Some woods might even be tougher or more malleable than others. One of the tougher wood types is dark oak, due to the trees having thick trunks.

Climate

Climate tends to change depending on what biome you’re currently standing in. The Jungle is more humid and wet, the Plains are often more breezy and open, the Tundra is colder and has more snow. The shift from one biome to another often has irregular and more harsh weather patterns, combining the weather of the two biomes in a fury of unpredictability and chaos. Sometimes these patterns, called stormbursts, can become even more powerful and dangerous, and can shift into one biome entirely and wage there up for weeks nonstop as it crosses over. Usually, however, they are calmer where similar biome atmosphere meets, but they are still dangerous.

Stormbursts between hot and cold Biomes (namely on the border between the Taiga and Savannah) have the ability to commonly generate large tornadoes with high winds. Sometimes these tornadoes can mix with regular lightning storms, creating lightning tornadoes.

Culture

People often draw with charcoal and finalize shapes with squid ink. Painting is common as well– canvases made of sheep wool and spider string are used, and squid ink can be dyed, or water can be tainted with dyes to achieve watercolor. People can also sculpt out of clay, or even stone.

Instruments are wooden, and often found are stringed (with spider string), woodwinds, and percussion instruments.

There are a few games people have created, moreso for the purpose of betting and earning money than fun. A main one I enjoy is called Codes. In it, each player starts out with 4 tiles, representing the Four Paradigm Codes that people have instilled into them by The Black. These Paradigms however have long since been twisted to justify people's horrible selfish actions. Despite that, the Paradigms have a rock-paper-scissors dynamic among them, and players put a tile from their side in the center of the table. Whoever has the winning tile takes both, and gradually gains more throughout the match. Whoever manages to take the others' entire tile set, wins! Thus being, someone seen with a lot of Codes tiles is usually seen as someone you don't wanna go up again in the game.

Let me know which one interests you or you enjoyed the most! Thanks for reading :)

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[mariacallous]

Claudie Weber is a senior program advisor at the U.S. State Department. She got in touch with me by email in May, looking to discuss “recent developments” and copying several of her departmental colleagues. That’s not unusual for people in my line of work. What was slightly less common was that “Claudie” didn’t exist, and neither did any of her colleagues with State Department addresses. The approach was part of a careful plan to break into my Gmail account. And it seems to have succeeded.

For professional Russia watchers such as myself, being the subject of unwanted online attention comes with the job. Crude attempts at hacking and phishing are more or less constant, and every now and then we encounter something genuinely novel or clever. Back in 2019, I blew the whistle on an online deception campaign using LinkedIn that was the first documented instance of a deepfake-generated face being used as part of such an operation. A couple of years later, a well-constructed phishing attempt had me half a second away from clicking on a deceptive link that appeared to be an appointment reminder from my actual, real, optician.

But Claudie’s efforts were different again. The operators behind the name carefully, painstakingly brought together a number of different pillars of plausibility, and unlike on previous occasions, they didn’t put a foot wrong. For instance, they plainly knew that the first thing I would do was write back to her “colleagues” at their state.gov addresses to see if they existed—but they also knew, which I didn’t, that the U.S. State Department’s email server accepts all incoming messages and won’t show you an error if you write to nonexistent people.

What followed was a slow, patient, and ultimately successful process of coaching me into opening up a backdoor to all of my emails.

The hacking of my email account has been described in detail by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, an organization dedicated to protecting civil society against state campaigns of this kind, and you can read some of the email traffic with “Claudie” in their report. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has also reported on the operation and linked it to others that they tentatively associate with the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.

The attack used a feature in Gmail and other apps called an application-specific password, or ASP. That’s a means of creating a special password so that you can still use older or less secure apps that don’t support modern security protocols.

And that’s where the problem lies: ASPs are a widely available means of bypassing all of the security precautions that we are all told so insistently to make sure are in place, such as getting verification codes sent to our phones. The feature is supported by Microsoft, Apple, Google, and other platforms as a seemingly routine technical workaround when other security systems don’t work, with little to no user-friendly warnings about how dangerous a tool such as this can be.

Importantly, the hack didn’t exploit some technical vulnerability in the software. As Google has pointed out, there “wasn’t a flaw in Gmail itself”; instead, “the attackers abused legitimate functionality.” That is correct: The ASP setup worked exactly as intended. The attack worked by convincing me to set up a route into my account that is built in by design, rather than by outwitting the security and breaking in. In the most literal sense, this backdoor to our email accounts is not a bug but a feature.

But there’s a problem with that. The fact that there is a widely available option to bypass today’s security precautions and throw your account wide open was an unexpected discovery not just for me, but also for anybody I’ve spoken to who isn’t deep in the cybersecurity business.

So for Google to say that “there is no vulnerability connected to Google’s application-specific passwords” is, again, technically correct but potentially very misleading in terms of how easily ASPs can be exploited—as demonstrated by my case and by however many others there might be by now. (I seem to be the first person who has gone public about being targeted in this way, but I’m sure I won’t be the last.)

As Google has also pointed out, users get a notification email when they create one of these passwords. But that’s of limited use when you already know that you set one up, whether or not you were deceived into doing so.

Because everything worked as intended, there was no way that I could see that anything was wrong. To Google’s credit, it was its security systems that eventually noted that something was amiss and caused my account to be frozen. After recovering my account, I found a notification buried deep in the security settings about a login from a suspicious address—dated eight days before Google locked my account with no warning.

The way that the platforms have tightened digital security while retaining the option of using ASPs to connect is like investing in heavy new locks for your front door but leaving the side door wide open for people who don’t have the keys. Because it involved a clever new attack that could affect almost anyone, my case has created quite a bit of attention in media specializing in cybersecurity. Organizations other than Google have naturally been readier to recognize the security problem. As Sophos, another cybersecurity company, politely noted in a warning to customers on June 18: “The potential impact of creating an app password and providing it to a third party is not made clear in the creation process.”

In other words, what would really have helped was a warning during the process of setting up ASPs of exactly what they are and what they do, which would have alerted me to what was going on. Google has correctly pointed out that there is a warning along those lines in their help files. But that doesn’t help if you don’t go to those help files—because, as in my case, your attacker has kindly provided an authentic-looking manual of their own to walk you through the process.

The real heroes of this story are at the Citizen Lab—in particular, the privacy and security guru John Scott-Railton. It was John, together with Reuters journalists Raphael Satter and James Pearson, who helped me piece together what had happened when all I could see was that Google had frozen my accounts (and in one case, telling me that this was because of “policy violations”). And it was they who used their professional contacts at Google to try to help me regain control.

The Citizen Lab calls itself an “interdisciplinary laboratory” focused on research in information technology and human rights. But their investigations of digital espionage against civil society—and their efforts to protect citizens’ privacy and other rights against corporations and state agencies—are invaluable for people like me who point the finger at evildoers such as the Russian state but don’t have the support of powerful governments or institutions behind them.

Several people have asked me if I’m concerned about what the attackers will do with messages that they copied from my account. One expected next step is that whatever emails were stolen from the account will be used in a hack-forge-dump attack, where the hackers pass them to Russia’s Western proxies or sympathizers to release as a “leak” intended to discredit Moscow’s adversaries.

Back in 2023, when Scottish parliamentarian and Russia critic Stewart McDonald was similarly targeted, it took less than 48 hours after his announcement that he had been hacked by Russia for British activist Craig Murray to boast that he had obtained McDonald’s emails.

The so-called leak is usually a mixture of genuine messages and files, some that have been altered, and others that are simply invented—plus, often, malware and viruses to infect anybody curious enough to download them. The aim could be to paint me and the institutions I work with as charlatans, neo-Nazis, spies, philanderers, abusers of substances or puppies, or all of the above. But it means that there’s little point in being concerned about anything potentially embarrassing in my emails—if the hackers don’t find what they’re hoping for, then they will make it up anyway.

For now, Russia’s trolls and mouthpieces on social media are already busy with their version of who I am and what happened. There’s a consistent pattern where it takes 24 hours after something happens for their storylines to go out for dissemination—and after that, the same lines are repeated almost word for word across different media and different languages. Some real-life characters in the Russia business have also been crowing with delight at the “hilarious” hack. But that’s not much different from the background noise of lies and abuse that someone in my line of work takes for granted.

What’s far more significant in this case is how many other people around the world could be exposed to the same security risk and know nothing about it. Now that the power of this tool has been demonstrated, cyber researchers are expecting it to be used far more widely. That means that it could be abused not just against people who have made enemies in Russia, such as myself, but also ordinary users who might not consider themselves at risk. And that could be for cybercrime, low-grade snooping, or just settling scores.

In my case, the attackers put an extraordinary amount of time, effort, and patience into building the con. For whatever reason, they decided I was worth it—or maybe they were just frustrated after so many previous failed efforts over so many years.

But anyone who is not as automatically cautious as me—perhaps because they’re not in a line of work that sees them routinely targeted—could be taken in by a far less sophisticated deception campaign. We probably all have friends and relatives, especially older ones, who have been taken in by scams that, in hindsight, seemed blatantly obvious.

If they know how, then readers should check whether this kind of password has been set up on their accounts. If they are concerned, there are options such as Google’s Advanced Protection Program, which blocks this method of attack and some others. But in any case, Google and other companies should make sure that the risk of this account feature is more widely understood by ordinary users.

When attacks do succeed, it’s also important that more people speak up about them. It’s understandable that individuals who are duped in this way are sometimes reluctant to come forward and share the details. Anybody less thick-skinned than me might be embarrassed—and feel a little foolish at having been outwitted. But it’s essential to share as much as possible. Our collective security is worth so much more than one person’s individual embarrassment.

[smol-and-scared]

Endemic Non-Lingual Tinies

Imagine a world where tinies never evolved the capacity for language (Mostly due to the fact that larger civilizations did not survive natural selection)

I posted about this idea before, but let me be more specific this time:

These tinies cannot speak, cannot read or write, and they cannot be taught language.

Their brains completely lack the capacity to convey complex ideas.

The most 'language' they can possibly learn is about twelve words.

And that's just because they memorized the sounds and meaning in the exact same way a dog would.

However... just because they are not able to convey complex thoughts, doesn't mean they don't have them.

Their thoughts aren't articulated as words (like humans do). Instead, they think in images, concepts, and emotions. And their voices are... just little chirping sounds.

Imagine seeing a pack of two or three tinies hiding under a picnic table, chirping and squeaking at each other. They are communicating, but only in the simplest possible terms:

'Anger', 'Confusion?', 'Assertion', 'Anger', 'Apology', 'Submission', 'Acceptance', 'Condescension', 'Exasperation', 'Challenge?', 'Dismissal...', *Scampering Off*, *whimper*

That's just how things are with tinies! They're clearly intelligent. Most of them are able to craft weapons, tools and clothes. Some have even been observed making mechanical devices!

It's like hearing crows argue outside your window. There is clearly a conversation happening. But it's all conveyed through tone, body language, pitch and context.

But to a human? It's just a bunch of tiny noises that sound almost identical.

For a moment, one could almost forget how different their minds are. Watching them work, they seem just like us...

And then you notice those tiny engineers keep a sort of 'Master Pebble' (which they carry everywhere, cradling it protectively) Because they do not have any other way to standardize their measurements within or between packs.

...Maybe not just like us.

It's extremely rare for a tiny to approach a human, but the experience is absolutely magical. Maybe they're hoping you'll drop some crumbs from the snack you are eating. Perhaps they are curious about you, and perch nearby to watch in amazement as you lift an entire apple! If you've earned their trust, they may even beckon you to help them when there is an emergency or accident.

And of course, how much you see tinies at all depends on the area, its wildlife, fauna, and ~general vibe~

If tinies feel particularly safe somewhere, they will mingle out in the open (but always close to a potential escape route).

You can wave at them of course! In a hostile area, they will flee at any acknowledgment. In a friendlier or safer place? They will wave back! They aren't 100% sure what the gesture means, but it keeps the humans happy and most will immediately leave them alone after getting a wave back, so most tinies keep doing it.

[Side note:

Mimicry has become most tinies' default solution to a seemingly friendly human gesturing at them. Don't believe me? Lock eyes with a tiny and wiggle your body a couple times. They'll be confused as hell, but goddamn it they will wiggle]

All in all, tinies are a beautiful little enigma. Their intelligence, willpower and emotions are almost a mirror of our own. But their instincts, communication and relationships are as wild as the animals that surround them.

[enki2]

The more persistent control you have over a device, the more you and the device adapt to each other, becoming a more effective group organism. The higher the input and output bandwidth of the interface (i.e., the greater the number of distinct ways you can interact with it / it can respond to you), the faster the system can adapt.

So, the horse metaphor makes perfect sense: your desktop ships with a real keyboard on which you can probably do 300 WPM without blocking part of the display, and has a display that can hold half a dozen legible non-overlapping windows. If you have a screwdriver, you can open it up and replace basically any part. Even without a screwdriver, you can generally out of the box persistently dramatically change the UI settings to fit the needs of your environment (light vs dark mode, font size and style). You can stick linux on & that opens up a lot more. On a desktop computer, it's possible for a motivated 10 year old of average intelligence to progress from normal computer use to writing non-trivial application software for their own use within a couple years -- I am proof, & I'm far from alone.

Tablets are on the opposite end of the spectrum: simplified, locked down. The user does not collaborate with the tablet; instead, the tablet has only those affordances that channel the user's behavior into habits the developers of the tablet software consider desirable.

Mobile & web achieved the dream of proprietary software people: user-facing software that the user can't even disassemble because the important parts aren't accessible; since they did this through physical distance rather than the legal system, they can profit from other people's open source software too, circumventing many of the restrictions intended to keep improvements folded back into the community or to limit commercial use. But the side effect of this is that it gives professional computer touchers much more control over regular people's computers: not only can you not fix bugs in someone else's web app yourself, but you can't refuse to upgrade to a version that's a worse fit for your purposes. Where desktop computing encouraged the development of communities of amateur computer hobbyists who, together, would adapt or create alternatives to things that didn't work right (as well as creating lots of interesting, funny, unnecessary stuff that can only be classified as Art -- little games and toys, elaborate shitposts, weird mods and skins), mobile does not. The only thing you need to make your desktop computer do something brand new is a desktop computer, the software development tools & documentation that ship with the OS, and some free time -- you don't even need an internet connection; developing for web or mobile also functionally requires a desktop, on top of your mobile device for mobile (and if it's an iPhone you gotta have a Mac & pay Apple $99/year), & for web you need to pay for hosting and a domain name.

[dertaglichedan]

Espionage expert's chilling plea to JD Vance: 'There's a significant counterintelligence risk'

An espionage expert has issued a chilling warning to Vice President JD Vance over his use of an Apple Watch.

Instagram account Watches of Espionage, which posts about the role timepieces play in spying, called out Vance as a 'priority target for hostile intelligence services.'

'Dear Mr. Vice President, Please Take Off Your Apple Watch,' the account said in a post on Tuesday. 

'Despite its many lifestyle benefits, the Apple Watch and other connected wearables pose significant counterintelligence risks, especially for politicians who are priority targets for hostile intelligence services and APTs.' 

The account said it is 'not the type to call out problems without offering solutions', and suggested Vance switches to other similar options from Breitling, Sangin Instruments and Marathon Watches. 

'We suggest a few analog tool watches for the Marine turned VP that are not only backed by intriguing heritage but also completely safe from the prying eyes of foreign intelligence services,' the post read. 

The account added its warning to Vance 'is apolitical', and 'if an apple watch were worn by a VP from another party, I would write the same piece.' 

Fans of the page agreed Vance's Apple Watch could be a cause for concern, as some questioned why the Secret Service would allow him to keep using it. 

[lej222]

Seo Jisu Character Analysis (ASLFUA)

After the latest chapter of Unripe Apples (117), I felt like I had to write this post because of the immense hate this character received. I personally find him the most interesting part of the series because in order to understand his actions, you need to put all the pieces of the puzzle together that the author has given us from the very first chapter. I've seen posts about him being a "bully" or "an unserious funny guy" and I found these pretty bad interpretations of his place in the story as of now.

Let me explain. In my opinion, there's a high possibility that Jisu is on the autistic spectrum. Let's look at all the clues that can lead to this conclusion.

Physical appearance

Jisu has an "expressionless" face from his very first appearance. He also has his mouth open a lot of times, especially when he's supposed to emotionally react to a certain situation or he doesn't understand something. These are typical signs of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We can also see that even when he's feeling more extreme emotions, such as surprise, his facial expressions don't change significantly like in the case of other characters, the change is always slight. It's probably important, as all the other characters show a wider range of emotions with their faces, and we are talking about a manhwa where body language is clearly important (like how Miae or Cheol walk, for example, tells a lot about their characters).

Behavioral patterns and personality

Let's quickly get one thing out of the way - if Jisu is indeed on the spectrum, then saying that he's an unserious guy or immature or a bully is insensitive and a bad misinterpretation of his character. Autistic people are not immature, sometimes they even deal with stronger emotions than most people, but they have a hard time expressing these feelings. Just because they seem expressionless doesn't mean they are ignorant, it means that they see the world in a different way, which is not a problem. Miae doesn't need to make "a man out of him" and other weird takes I've seen in the last few days.

Having clarified this, let's look at some things that Jisu does in the story that could show us he might be neurodivergent.

-We see that Jisu is often sleeping and yawning in the story, even as a kid. For neurodivergent people, sighing and yawning are not only the signs of boredom/tiredness, but also tools for emotional regulation. Autistic fatigue is a real thing and it can be caused by many things like major life changes, sensory overload or even prolonged interactions at work or school. Some autistic people do not even notice that they are yawning until someone points it out to them. He also sometimes looks away while talking to Miae (like in ch117)

-Jisu is shown to have exceptional mental capabilities, it wouldn't be an overstatement to say he might be a genius. Many people on the autism spectrum have higher-than-average intelligence and Jisu clearly has exceptional capabilities if he could earn the first place in school without much effort. He also knows the names of all his previous classmates as shown in ch 117 so he seems to be good at memorizing factual information.

It connects to my previous point, but Jisu has his own unique way of perceiving the world and other people find it hard to understand. Even among his schoolmates, Jisu is famous for his "unique" personality, as Miae's friend points it out. Miae sometimes doesn't understand what Jisu wants to communicate and she ends up misinterpreting his intentions, the latest chapter was the biggest proof of this. Here's the thing, Jisu doesn't know that what he did annoyed Miae. He seems to have trouble understanding social clues and is genuinely surprised when Miae calls him a bully - because he never felt like he was bullying her. He always asks back when she's accusing him of something ("Me?" "Is that true?") because he cannot understand why she's saying those things about him. He isn't trying to be rude, he's simply confused, and Miae takes it the wrong way because she's an impulsive person. Jisu talks in a blunt way and his way of showing remorse is also strange to Miae, the best example is when he flipped over the plant just to prove that he wasn't bullying her.

-Jisu also seems to take things literally, like when Miae told him to stop yawning or when she told him she would twist his arms if he put them on her desk. Like many people with ASD, he seems to observe others and imitate their behavioral patterns, like when he imitated the way Miae was walking and she thought he was bullying her. He simply said that her way of walking was interesting. Talking about interesting, Jisu finds his coincidental meetings with Miae fun and interesting and it ties with the fact that neurodivergent people can have unique "fixations" including fixations on people. Jisu finds these occasions fun, but fails to read the social clues that Miae is bothered by it. While Jisu seems to avoid socialization at school and is mainly alone most times, it might seem strange that he has a fixation on Miae, but for autistic people this contradiction is not weird at all. She was also the person who helped him as a kid, so the theory that Jisu showed her how to count airplanes doesn't seem far-fetched knowing that it's indeed a pretty unique habit. In conclusion, Jisu was probably not even aware that he was being rude, because he just wanted to get close to Miae and found her fun. He even apologized in ch117 for not understanding her feelings.

So, extra thoughts quickly:

Jisu is not immature, he actually seems to have mature thoughts, but has trouble picking up social clues like how he should behave normally (that's why we see him doing all that ninja-stunt and hiding in the bush), and he cannot seem to realize that his direct approach to Miae seems excessive to other people. People on the spectrum are NOT immature, they won't magically change and they do not do a lot of things intentionally. Jisu seems to be pretty wise as well, he can see situations rationally like when Miae wanted to disrupt the faceless girl's confession (sorry, forgot the name)

So, what's his role in the story?

In my opinion, he's definitely the catalyst to Miae's growth as a person. Ch 115 even calls Miae out saying that Cheol has changed a lot, is it Miae's time to grow? Miae was Cheol's catalyst for sure, she brought him out of his shell, encouraged to make friends at school etc. But what about Miae? Sure, she has a few moments when she reflected on her actions when she was with Cheol, but she didn't mature significantly, whether people accept it or not she's still emotionally immature in many ways. It's not a coincidence in my opinion that the relationship between Jisu and Miae parallels the Cheol-Miae dynamic, in ch 117 Miae even used the same words and expression Cheol once told her ("Don't act like we're friends.") Let's just quickly look at some things where Miae's immaturity could be felt:

Miae is a messy person, doesn't clean her room and loses her stuff. She's forced to clean the school because Jisu didn't understand her frustrations, so SHE had to be the responsible one. Cheol always says that he will take responsibility for her, but Miae needs to be responsible on her own. Same goes to when she wanted to teach Jisu. Miae doesn't take her studies seriously, is often distracted, but she had to be responsible (even if it was not her choice and felt betrayed)

But most importantly, Miae thinks about Jisu's advice whether she hates him or not. Two good examples: when he called her out on her relationship with Cheol while they were cleaning; and when he stopped her from interrupting the confession. Deep down, Miae knows that Jisu was right, but she's too prideful to admit it. Jisu doesn't want Miae to be the "weird" girl probably because he was also bullied for being "weird."

Miae is also very impulsive, which is not necessarily a bad thing but she keeps hitting Jisu for the reason that he annoys her. But what if, she realizes, he indeed meant no harm, wouldn't she feel bad? We are shown that she used to hit kids who made fun of her, but as you grow up, violence is not the answer. You have to be level-headed in situations even when you feel angry. And understanding Jisu's intentions might be the first step to achieve that.

So, these are just my speculations, could be totally wrong as always, but I'm interested in what others think.

Edit:: it's not my purpose to diagnose these characters, but there are enough clues in the story to conclude that Jisu is indeed neurodivergent. Obviously, these traits are not strictly connected to ASD, this is just a theory, and I do not condone any hate on teenagers, even if they are fictional, so please refrain from doing so. Miae also shows signs of ADHD, but there's a possibility these things won't get addressed directly as the story takes place in the 90s.

Edit2:: I feel like the latest chapter on Naver(124) reinforced this theory again. Jisu was not simply angry, he was livid. Most people on the spectrum find it difficult to regulate their feelings, especially anger. It can lead to outbursts or even meltdowns, just think about how Jisu wanted to hit Cheol and how intense his reaction was compared to his usual behaviour. It definitely felt like an outburst. Also, have you guys seen how often he avoids eye contact since I first made this post?

(Btw, for those who say that Jisu's biggest problem was that he couldn't catch Miae - I feel like it had to do more with the fact that he almost smashed his head into the ground and was humiliated in front of everybody. We know that he was bullied as a kid so it's no surprise he felt intense anger, even his head kept hurting from the fall.)

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Living in the Apple Ecosystem

For years, Apple has been synonymous with innovation, sleek design, and a user experience that’s second to none. As someone who’s grown to appreciate tech that not only works but works effortlessly, I’ve found myself deeply embedded in the Apple ecosystem. It wasn’t planned—it just happened, bit by polished aluminium bit.  

Let’s take a stroll through my collection. It all starts with my iPhone 16 Pro, a marvel of modern engineering. The titanium finish feels premium, the 1TB storage means I’ll never run out of space, and the Dynamic Island feature? A game-changer for multitasking. It’s my pocket-sized powerhouse that I can’t imagine life without.  

Then there’s the Apple Watch Ultra 2, the ultimate companion. It tracks my fitness, keeps me connected, and even has a battery life that can survive my busiest days. The black titanium design adds a touch of rugged elegance, making it my constant wrist buddy.  

On the audio front, my AirPods Max have transformed how I consume media. Whether it’s blocking out distractions with Active Noise Cancellation or indulging in Spatial Audio for a truly immersive experience, they’re indispensable for productivity and relaxation alike.  

For heavy-duty tasks, my MacBook Pro steps in. It’s not just a laptop; it’s my creative workstation, my writing hub, and my multitasking beast. Paired with the iPad Pro, which serves as my digital sketchpad, second screen, and mobile productivity tool, these two are the perfect duo for any endeavor. The seamless continuity between them—thanks to features like Universal Control and AirDrop—is a testament to Apple’s genius.  

The best part of this ecosystem is how effortlessly everything connects. Need to transfer files? AirDrop. Want to copy something on one device and paste it on another? Universal Clipboard has my back. Notifications and calls? They appear on every device, so I’m always in the loop. It’s a tech symphony, and I’m the delighted conductor.  

Now that I think about it, there’s just one thing missing to complete the set: the HomePod mini. Once Siri gets a much-needed update to make her smarter and more intuitive,(Yes I am looking at you Apple Intelligence)  I’ll likely make the leap.

After all, a smart home deserves a smart speaker, and nothing fits the bill better than an Apple product. Until then, I’ll continue enjoying my Apple wonderland—one seamless experience at a time.  

What’s your favourite part of the Apple ecosystem? Let me know in the comments below! 

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Apple Intelligence powers iOS 18, iPadOS 18 & macOS Sequoia

Apple launched Apple Intelligence, the iPhone, iPad, and Mac personal intelligence system that uses generative models and personal context to provide highly valuable and relevant intelligence. Apple Intelligence permeates iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia.

It uses Apple hardware to comprehend and create language and graphics, act across apps, and use personal context to simplify and speed up daily chores. With Private Cloud Compute, Apple establishes a new benchmark for AI privacy by flexing and scaling computing power between on-device processing and bigger, server-based models on proprietary Apple silicon servers.

Apple Intelligence New Language Understanding and Creation Skills Apple Intelligence offers new ways to improve writing and communication. Users can rewrite, proofread, and summaries Mail, Notes, Pages, and third-party app content with new systemwide Writing Tools in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia.

Writing Tools boost confidence in writing by organizing class notes, proofreading blog posts, and perfecting emails. Apple Intelligence’s Rewrite feature lets users set a tone for their writing based on audience and task.

From perfecting a cover letter to injecting humour and creativity into a party invitation, Rewrite helps produce the proper words. Proofread evaluates grammar, word choice, and sentence structure and suggests modifications with explanations that users can review or quickly accept. Summaries can summaries text into a paragraph, bulleted points, table, or list.

While writing an email, a user can choose Proofread or Rewrite from the Writing Tools menu. The Summarize feature is selected in the Notes app for holistic health notes. In Mail, managing emails has never been easier. Priority Messages display urgent communications like dinner invitations and boarding passes at the top of the inbox. Instead than previewing the first few lines of each email, users can see summaries without opening them. Users can tap long threads to get relevant details. Smart Reply suggests rapid responses and identifies email questions to assure answers. Deep language understanding extends to notifications. Priority alerts display at the top of the stack to highlight what’s most important, while summaries assist users skim long or stacked alerts to see key facts on the Lock Screen, like ongoing group chats. Reduce Interruptions, a new Focus, highlights only urgent alerts like a nursery pickup SMS to help users stay focused. The Notes and Phone apps may capture, transcribe, and summarize audio. Participants are automatically notified when a call is recorded, and Apple Intelligence creates a summary to help recall key points after the call. The Notes app on iPad Pro can capture and transcribe audio. iPad Pro can summarize audio. Image Playground Enhances Communication and Self-Expression Fun Apple Intelligence enables innovative image creation to help consumers express themselves. Users may create amusing graphics in seconds using Image Playground’s Animation, Illustration, or Sketch styles. Images Playground is simple and embedded into apps like Messages. A separate software lets you experiment with different ideas and designs. Users can play with as many images as they wish because all images are made on device.

Users can choose from themes, costumes, accessories, and locales; provide a description to characterize an image; incorporate someone from their personal photo bank; and pick their favorite style with Image Playground.

Messages’ Image Playground lets users easily create amusing graphics for pals and explore personalized conversation-related themes. If a user messages a group about hiking, they’ll receive suggested concepts relating to their friends, destination, and activity, making image creation faster and more relevant.

iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 15 Pro demonstrates Messages Image Playground Image Playground presents the user’s mum as a superhero in iPhone 15 Pro Messages. In Notes, the new Image Wand in the Apple Pencil tool menu opens Image Playground, making notes more visually appealing. Users can generate beautiful graphics from rough sketches and even empty space utilising information from the surrounding region. Keynote, Freeform, Pages, and third-party apps that use the new Image Playground API also support Image Playground.

Genmojis Create Genmojis for Any Situation

Users can build unique Genmoji to express themselves. Typing a description displays their Genmoji and other options. Photos can be used to create Genmoji of friends and relatives. Genmoji can be used in texts or as stickers or reactions in Tapbacks like emoji. Genmojis are chosen for the prompt “Smiley relaxing wearing cucumbers.” In Messages, users can choose Genmoji Tapbacks.

New Photo Features Increase Control Apple Intelligence makes photo and video searching easier. Use natural language to find photographs like “Maya skateboarding in a tie-dye shirt,” or “Katie with stickers on her face.” Finding certain moments in clips to jump to the relevant segment improves video search. The new Clean Up tool can also remove background distractions without affecting the subject.

Memories lets users create stories by typing a description. Apple Intelligence will use language and picture understanding to select the finest images and videos based on the description, create a plot with chapters based on photo themes, and organize them into a movie with a narrative arc. Apple Music will even suggest songs based on memory. Apple and others do not access user photographs and videos, as with all Apple Intelligence features.

New Era for Siri Siri Siri becomes further integrated into the system using Apple Intelligence. With better English understanding, Siri is more natural, contextually relevant, and personal, simplifying and speeding up daily activities. It can track users’ stammering and preserve context between requests. Users can also type to Siri and switch between speech and text to converse as needed. Siri’s new look includes an exquisite flashing light around the screen while engaged.

Siri can now answer hundreds of iPhone, iPad, and Mac queries and provide device assistance anywhere. Mail app users can learn how to schedule emails and switch from Light to Dark Mode.

Siri will eventually understand and act on user content in more apps with display awareness. A buddy can text a user their new address in Messages and say, “Add this address to his contact card.”

Siri can do hundreds of new activities in Apple and third-party apps using Apple Intelligence. Siri will handle requests like “Bring up that article about cicadas from my Reading List” or “Send the photos from the Saturday barbecue to Malia.”

Siri will provide user-specific and device-specific intelligence. A user can say, “Play that podcast that Jamie recommended,” and Siri can find and play the episode without having to remember if it was mentioned in a text or email. Or they can ask Siri, “When is Mom’s flight landing?” and Siri will retrieve the flight data and compare them to real-time flight monitoring to give an arrival time.

Apple Intelligence must grasp deep personal context and respect user privacy to be helpful. Many Apple Intelligence models operate solely on device, a cornerstone of its processing. Privacy and security of Apple products are extended into the cloud to unlock greater intelligence for sophisticated demands that require more processing power.

Apple Intelligence can increase its computing capability and use larger, server-based models for difficult requests with Private Cloud Compute. Apple servers power these models, ensuring data is never retained or exposed.

Private Cloud Compute cryptographically prevents iPhone, iPad, and Mac from talking to a server unless its software has been publicly logged for scrutiny. Independent experts can analyze Apple silicon server code to verify privacy. Apple Intelligence with Private Cloud Compute redefines AI privacy, enabling trusted AI.

ChatGPT ChatGPT integrates across Apple platforms Apple is adding ChatGPT access to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, letting users leverage its expertise and image- and document-reading capabilities without switching tools. Siri can use ChatGPT’s knowledge as needed. After receiving inquiries, papers, and photographs from ChatGPT, Siri answers directly. An iPhone 15 Pro user tells Siri, “He have fresh salmon, lemons, tomatoes.” Help me create a 5-course feast with dishes for all tastes.” Siri on iPhone 15 Pro asks, “Do you want me to use ChatGPT to do that?” Siri displays ChatGPT results on iPhone 15 Pro. A bullet describes the first course, tomato and basil bruschetta. Apple’s systemwide Writing Tools will also include ChatGPT to let users write material for any topic. Compose users can use ChatGPT image capabilities to create graphics in many styles to match their content. ChatGPT users’ IP addresses are hidden, and OpenAI won’t store requests. Users who connect to ChatGPT must follow its data-use policies. GPT-4o-powered ChatGPT will launch later this year on iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Users can access it for free without an account, while ChatGPT subscribers can connect their accounts and enjoy paid features from these experiences.

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Apple's Next Leap: Unveiling AI Foundation Models for iOS 26

Apple’s relentless pursuit of innovation continues with the introduction of AI Foundation Models for iOS 26, a groundbreaking step in integrating advanced artificial intelligence into its ecosystem. This development promises to redefine how users interact with their devices, offering smarter, more intuitive, and privacy-focused features. In this blog, we’ll explore what these AI models mean for iOS users, their potential applications, and how Apple maintains its commitment to user privacy while embracing cutting-edge technology.

What Are AI Foundation Models?

AI foundation models are advanced machine learning systems designed to process and generate human-like outputs across various tasks. Unlike traditional AI, these models are highly versatile, capable of handling text, images, and even complex decision-making processes. For iOS 26, Apple is leveraging these models to enhance user experiences, making devices more responsive and tailored to individual needs.

The Evolution of AI in iOS

Apple has been incorporating AI into its operating systems for years, from Siri’s voice recognition to on-device machine learning in apps like Photos. The AI Foundation Models for iOS 26 represent a significant evolution, combining on-device and cloud-based processing to deliver faster, more accurate results. These models are built to learn from vast datasets while prioritizing efficiency and privacy, setting them apart from competitors.

Why Foundation Models Matter

The introduction of foundation models signals Apple’s ambition to create a seamless, intelligent ecosystem. These models can adapt to diverse tasks, such as natural language processing, image generation, and predictive analytics, making them a cornerstone for future iOS innovations. By embedding these capabilities into iOS 26, Apple ensures that users experience a more cohesive and personalized digital environment.

Key Features of AI Foundation Models in iOS 26

Apple’s AI advancements are designed to enhance everyday interactions while maintaining the company’s signature focus on user privacy. Here’s a closer look at how these models will transform iOS 26.

Enhanced Writing Tools

One of the standout features of AI Foundation Models for iOS 26 is the upgraded Writing Tools suite. These tools allow users to proofread, rewrite, and summarize text across apps like Mail, Notes, and Pages. Whether you’re crafting a professional email or summarizing a lengthy document, the AI can adjust tone, improve clarity, and suggest improvements in real time.

Tone Adjustment and Summarization

The Writing Tools offer options to rewrite text in friendly, professional, or concise tones, ensuring your message aligns with the intended audience. Additionally, the summarization feature can condense long threads or articles into key points, saving users time while maintaining context. This is particularly useful for students, professionals, and anyone managing information overload.

Smarter Siri Interactions

Siri is getting a major upgrade with iOS 26, thanks to the integration of AI foundation models. The virtual assistant will feature improved natural language processing, allowing it to understand context better and perform tasks across apps. For example, users can ask Siri to add a contact’s new address directly from a text message, streamlining workflows.

Onscreen Awareness

A game-changing feature is Siri’s onscreen awareness, enabling it to interact with content displayed on your device. Imagine receiving a text with a recipe and asking Siri to save it to Notes or add ingredients to your grocery list. This contextual understanding makes Siri a more powerful assistant, reducing the need for manual input.

Image Playground and Genmoji

Creativity takes center stage with the Image Playground app, powered by AI Foundation Models for iOS 26. Users can generate custom images or “Genmoji” based on text descriptions, offering a fun way to personalize messages or social media posts. The Image Wand feature in Notes transforms rough sketches into polished visuals, enhancing productivity for artists and note-takers alike.

Personalized Visual Creation

With Genmoji, users can create emojis resembling friends or family by selecting photos from their library. This level of personalization adds a playful, human touch to digital communication, making iOS 26 a leader in creative expression.

Privacy at the Core

Apple’s approach to AI has always prioritized user privacy, and the AI Foundation Models for iOS 26 are no exception. By combining on-device processing with a Private Cloud Compute platform, Apple ensures that data remains secure and encrypted. Unlike competitors relying on third-party servers, Apple’s cloud models run on custom silicon, designed to protect user information end-to-end.

On-Device vs. Cloud Processing

The hybrid approach allows iOS 26 to process most AI tasks on-device, minimizing data sent to the cloud. When cloud processing is required, Apple’s servers use advanced encryption to safeguard user information, ensuring that even complex tasks like image generation or text summarization remain private.

Transparency and Control

Apple provides users with transparency about how AI features function, including clear indicators when content is AI-generated. This commitment builds trust, allowing users to embrace AI without worrying about data misuse.

How AI Foundation Models Enhance User Experience

The integration of AI Foundation Models for iOS 26 goes beyond individual features, creating a cohesive experience across Apple’s ecosystem. From smarter notifications to enhanced search capabilities, these models make devices more intuitive.

Priority Notifications and Mail

The Priority Notifications feature uses AI to highlight urgent messages, such as same-day invitations or flight reminders, ensuring users never miss critical updates. In the Mail app, AI categorizes emails into Primary, Transactions, Updates, and Promotions, streamlining inbox management.

Advanced Photo and Video Search

The Photos app benefits from AI-driven search enhancements, allowing users to find specific moments in videos or photos by description. For example, searching “beach sunset” will pull up relevant images, even if they’re not explicitly tagged. The Clean Up tool also removes distractions from photos, making editing effortless.

The Future of AI in iOS

As Apple continues to refine its AI foundation models, the possibilities for iOS 26 and beyond are vast. From integrating with third-party apps to expanding language support, Apple is laying the groundwork for a more intelligent and interconnected ecosystem.

Third-Party Integration

Announced at WWDC 2025, Apple’s Foundation Models API will allow developers to incorporate these AI capabilities into their apps. This opens the door for innovative features in productivity, gaming, and creative tools, ensuring that iOS 26 remains a platform for cutting-edge experiences.

Global Accessibility

By March 2025, Apple expanded support for AI Foundation Models for iOS 26 to include languages like Chinese, French, German, and Japanese, making these features accessible to a global audience. This inclusivity underscores Apple’s commitment to delivering AI-driven innovation worldwide.

Challenges and Considerations

While the AI Foundation Models for iOS 26 promise exciting advancements, there are challenges to address. Early beta versions faced criticism for occasional inaccuracies in summarization, prompting Apple to add disclaimers and refine algorithms. A federal lawsuit in 2025 also raised concerns about delayed feature rollouts, highlighting the complexities of deploying AI at scale.

Ensuring Accuracy

Apple is actively improving its models to minimize errors, encouraging user feedback to fine-tune performance. By labeling AI-generated summaries, Apple maintains transparency, helping users distinguish between human and machine-generated content.

Balancing Innovation and Responsibility

As AI becomes more prevalent, Apple must navigate ethical considerations, such as avoiding over-reliance on automation. By emphasizing human oversight and user control, Apple ensures that its AI tools enhance creativity rather than replace it.

Apple’s AI Foundation Models for iOS 26 mark a pivotal moment in the evolution of mobile technology. By blending advanced AI with a privacy-first approach, Apple is redefining what’s possible on iOS devices. From smarter Siri interactions to creative tools like Image Playground, these models empower users to work, create, and connect more effectively.

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Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership with Apple for its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence,…

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Microsoft and OpenAI announced on Tuesday that they are helping to launch an AI training center for members of the second-largest teachers’ union in the US.

The National Academy for AI Instruction will open later this year in New York City and aims initially to equip kindergarten up to 12th grade instructors in the American Federation of Teachers with tools and training for integrating AI into classrooms.

“Teachers are facing huge challenges, which include navigating AI wisely, ethically, and safely,” AFT president Randi Weingarten said during a press conference on Tuesday. “When we saw ChatGPT in November 2022, we knew it would fundamentally change our world. The question was whether we would be chasing it or we would try to harness it.” Anthropic, which develops the Claude chatbot, also recently became a collaborator on what the union described as a first-of-its-kind $23 million initiative funded by the tech companies to bring free training to teachers.

WIRED earlier reported on the effort, citing details that were inadvertently published early on YouTube.

Schools have struggled over the past few years to keep pace with students’ adoption of AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot, and Google’s Gemini. While highly capable at helping write papers and solving some math problems, the technologies can also confidently make costly errors. And they have left parents, educators, and employers concerned about whether chatbots rob students of the opportunity to develop essential skills on their own.

Some school districts have deployed new tools to catch AI-assisted cheating, and teachers have begun rolling out lessons about what they view as responsible use of generative AI. Educators have been using AI to help with the time-consuming work of developing teaching plans and materials, and they also tout how it has introduced greater interactivity and creativity in the classroom.

Weingarten, the union president, has said that educators must have a seat at the table in how AI is integrated into their profession. The new academy could help teachers better understand fast-changing AI technologies and evolve their curriculum to prepare students for a world in which the tools are core to many jobs.

Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, said on Tuesday that the spread of AI and a resulting increase in productivity were inevitable. “Can we ensure those productivity gains are democratized?” he said. “There is no better place to begin that work than the classroom.”

But the program is likely to draw rebuke from some union members concerned about the commercial incentives of tech giants shaping what happens in US classrooms. Google, Apple, and Microsoft have competed for years to get their tools into schools in hopes of turning children into lifelong users. (Microsoft and OpenAI have also increasingly become competitors, despite a once-close relationship.)

Just last week, several professors in the Netherlands published an open letter calling for local universities to reconsider financial relationships with AI companies and ban AI use in the classroom. All-out bans appear unlikely amid the growing usage of generative AI chatbots. So AI companies, employers, and labor unions may be left to try to find some common ground.

The forthcoming training academy follows a partnership Microsoft struck in December 2023 to work with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations on developing and deploying AI systems. The American Federation of Teachers is part of the AFL-CIO, and Microsoft had said at the time it would work with the union to explore AI education for workers and students.

The AFT and the trio of tech companies partnering on the academy are seeking to support about 400,000 union members over the next five years, or about 10 percent of all teachers nationwide. How the new training will intersect with local policies for AI use—often set by elected school boards—is unclear.

The academy’s curriculum will include workshops and online courses that are designed by “leading AI experts and experienced educators” and count for what are known as continuing education credits, according to the press release. It will be operated “under the leadership of the AFT and a coalition of public and private stakeholders,” the release added.

Weingarten credited venture capitalist and federation member Roy Bahat for proposing the concept of a center “where companies come to the union to create standards.”

The federation’s website says it represents about 1.8 million workers, which beside K-12 teachers also includes school nurses and college staff. The AI training will eventually be open to all members. The National Education Association, the largest US teachers’ union, covers about 3 million people, according to its website.