Connected 596: Something You Might Want to Do on a Sunday
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Mar 26, 2026 They marvel at a fan squeezing the show onto a floppy disk and laugh about retro tech stunts. Conversation pivots to WWDC26 rumors and Apple’s push into on-device AI, model distillation, and a potential Siri redesign. Debate centers on how integrated chatbots and developer tools could reshape Apple’s platform. They end by profiling John Ternus and what his leadership might mean for the company.
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Apple Can Distill Gemini For On‑Device Models
- Apple has permission from Google to query Gemini and use its reasoning outputs for distillation into smaller on-device models.
- Federico explains distillation transfers teacher model reasoning to student models to produce specialized, efficient on-device models.
Distillation Suits Small Task Models
- Distillation likely targets many small, task‑specific Apple Foundation models rather than a single system coordinator for app intents.
- Federico argues Gemini's multimodal strengths make it a sensible teacher to create photo, audio, or transcription student models.
Apple Is Preparing A Chatty Siri App
- Mark Gurman reports WWDC may ship a standalone Siri app with a chat UI, conversational text/voice and integration across personal data.
- Myke and Federico see this as Apple finally embracing chatbot interfaces and personal context integration.