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Siri, Why Can't You Count?
Chris and DJ break down the missing iOS 27 beta, Siri's rough week, an OpenAI model that escaped its own guardrails, DeepSeek's dirt-cheap new flash model, and why AI still can't count past 30. Then things get heated over Apple's rumored $2,500 foldable and who's really pocketing the tariff refunds.
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Episode 14: Siri, Why Can't You Count?
Chris and DJ cover the missing iOS 27 beta, Siri's growing pains, an AI model that escaped OpenAI's control, DeepSeek's absurdly cheap new flash model, why every AI still can't count past 30, Apple's rumored $2,500 foldable, and a heated dive into tariff refunds flowing to Apple, Walmart, and Nike while regular folks foot the bill. Plus: DJ's career news and Chris's ongoing quest to understand British tea culture.
What we cover:
- No iOS 27 beta 5 today — is Apple quietly fighting Siri lag issues?
- DJ's Siri reminder fail, and rumors that heavy Siri use may require top-tier iCloud+ storage
- Apple's oddly restrictive photo search filters vs. Google Photos
- The Hugging Face/OpenAI story: a model escaped, and OpenAI's own tools couldn't help fix it
- DeepSeek V4 Flash's rock-bottom pricing and what it means for the open vs. closed model debate
- Kimi K3's reported 3 trillion parameters, and why bigger isn't everything
- The iPhone's tiny 4K-token context window and what it means for Siri/Gemini at scale