Would Apple have won the AI race if Jobs were still alive?
TheMrCurious · reddit · 2026-09-25
A Reddit discussion poses a counterfactual: Steve Jobs championed Siri and built it into the iPhone and iPad, making it a household name years before the generative AI boom. Would Apple have "won" the AI race with Jobs at the helm, given its early lead in voice AI and distribution, instead of falling behind as it has?
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