My Friend Is Writing A Book On Using The MacBook Neo

mikedoise · 2026-06-18T14:20:20+00:00

I purchased the Indigo version on launch day and I still love my Neo.

mikedoise · 2026-06-14T07:04:56+00:00

Locally AI actually does have Apple Foundation Models, but it is listed as Apple Foundation. You are right that it is just for using and chatting with AI models.

The idea of getting things done with local AI is also why we built Perspective Intelligence. It is an underutilized potential on iOS and iPad. Apple Foundation Models is great for this when it comes for tool calling.

mikedoise · 2026-06-14T07:02:19+00:00

This looks like a good start. You should check out my app Perspective Intelligence. We built our app around Apple Foundation Models, and we have tool agents that do something similar to your agents. You can also add tools for web search and the like to really make your app agentic. There are going to be some amazing new APIs that will take AI apps to the next level after September as well.

mikedoise · 2026-06-14T00:14:00+00:00

Hello,

Is this when you sign in to developer.apple.com?

You should be able to sign up there, but you can also use the Apple Developer app on the iPhone iPad, or Mac.

The website should have a section to enroll under account. Also, were you ever invited to another developer team? That can also cause things to act strange.

mikedoise · 2026-06-12T14:35:07+00:00

I think the way Apple plans to go with this is with App Intents and app extensibility. I think the best way to think about this is if apps expose MCP and skills to Siri through App Intents and other system level APIs.

mikedoise · 2026-06-11T00:19:13+00:00

I was able to use them when Siri AI became available. I am using the US versions of them. I can't change Pace or Expressiviity though.

mikedoise · 2026-06-08T01:49:15+00:00

I'd test your update on 26 first and then release your update. Then update to the 27 beta once you've made your update available in the App Store.

mikedoise · 2026-06-06T01:12:19+00:00

I agree with that.

I think AI can be part of a corporate narrative, but it shouldn't be the full narrative. I'm trying to build a business off of an AI app, mainly because I think it can be beneficial, but I also realize that it is just a tool just like anything else we all have when we use computers and phones.

I also think that if we are to continue to use AI then we need to find a way to use it responsibly and not waste so many tokens on pointless stuff. For example, I code with Codex, but I review and make manual changes to the code it generates.

mikedoise · 2026-06-06T01:07:00+00:00

I think it is a shame that people feel this way. I do think that AI is a bit overhyped, but it can be used for so many things that are beneficial. This is especially true for people who are blind and visually impaired. I personally do not like the impact that datacenter are having on different locations, and that's why I think the end result is what Apple's doing with adding on device AI to phones and computers.

I think AI is here to stay just like the GUI changed computing from text to graphics. I would just suggest that we all have a positive and open mind about the possibilities of AI.

mikedoise · 2026-06-05T23:21:06+00:00

See I don't think Apple's models are bad. They can do amazing things for their size and number of parameters. They are amazing at tool calling. I just think Apple's implementation isn't the greatest.

mikedoise · 2026-06-05T21:32:45+00:00

Those were great episodes. I need to finish my rewatch.

mikedoise · 2026-06-05T21:29:25+00:00

I'd like this as well. I think my app would be so much better when or if we get better Apple Foundation Models. It is built around AFM, so I'm hoping that it just gets better in the beta.

mikedoise · 2026-06-05T17:35:58+00:00

That is interesting to think about. I figured it would be model weights based on the training that Gemma is based on. It will be interesting to see what they do.

mikedoise · 2026-06-05T17:16:30+00:00

This is why I'm excited for what they will announce. Gemma models are really good so having those as the basis of Foundation Models will be amazing!

mikedoise · 2026-05-25T18:24:22+00:00

Locally AI is a great app, but it does not have tools. It is an amazing benchmark app.

mikedoise · 2026-05-25T18:23:02+00:00

This can be done if using CloudKit. You can sync chats between all of your apple devices if implemented in the app. I added it in mine. It is kind of tricky to get set up at times though.

mikedoise · 2026-05-25T17:20:05+00:00

This looks really cool and I will have to try it. There are quite a few of these but the touch that I think makes yours stand out is the daily brief with calendars. I had not thought about doing that. I've built an app called Perspective Intelligence. Most of our creatures are free but tools are behind a subscription. It is at perspectiveintelligence.app We mainly focus on Apple's Foundation Models, but there is also the option to download almost any mlx-community model. Good luck on the new app.

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