"We're in the throes of AGI" — and AirDrop still doesn't work
generativist · x · 2026-10-20
A wry observation doing the rounds: we're supposedly in the throes of AGI, yet AirDrop still can't reliably transfer a file — a reminder of the gap between AI hype and everyday software reliability.
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