Apple exposes Foundation Models API and... no new Siri
Apple released on-device foundation models for iOS developers, though their recent "Illusion of Reasoning" paper faced significant backlash for flawed methodology regarding LLM reasoning. OpenAI updated ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode with more natural voice and improved translation, demonstrated by Greg Brockman. LangChain and LlamaIndex launched new AI agents and tools, including a SWE Agent for software automation and an Excel agent using reinforcement learning for data transformation. The AI community engaged in heated debate over reasoning capabilities of LLMs, highlighting challenges in evaluation methods.