Apple used its September 9 event to lay out how Siri AI, new foundation models, and local-on-device processing will ship across iPhone, iPad, Watch, and developer tools. Siri AI’s English beta begins with iOS 27 on September 14, with additional languages rolling out in October, alongside limits on some compute-heavy features. Apple’s AI focus shifts from a single chatbot to an operating-system-wide hybrid approach that runs more functions locally, adds camera/text/dictation and app-spanning actions, and ties AI image creation to signed photo provenance.
CFOs are shifting entry-level finance roles away from cohort hiring for routine tasks as generative AI automates more of the work. A Harvard working paper cited in the article says generative AI adoption can reduce hiring of junior workers, particularly in AI-exposed jobs. Companies respond by concentrating junior roles on judgment and quality control over AI-built systems, while updating hiring criteria and emphasizing apprenticeship-style development.
The article argues that most people have not yet felt AI’s impact because everyday touchpoints are small, indirect, or confusing, unlike prior industrial revolutions. It says society may look largely the same for the next 50 years for the average citizen. It concludes that early AI will stay politically and economically contentious until the benefits diffuse more widely, potentially becoming more tangible later through linked robotics and self-driving.
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