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Smarter Siri delay could be caused by major security concerns, suggests developer


The long wait for a smarter Siri is to get even longer, with some indications that the new features we...

Apple hasn’t provided any real explanation, but two theories have so far been put forward, and now a developer and data analyst has suggested that security concerns may be a third reason – and by far the biggest problem … Essentially an attacker attempts to override the built-in safety measures in a large language model (LLM) by fooling it into replacing the safeguards with new instructions. Apple has turned privacy into a key differentiator and selling point for its products, so any vulnerability that allows a rogue app to access and export your personal data would be a complete disaster for the iPhone maker.

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