The biggest surprise of my recent San Francisco trip? Hearing how much Steve Wozniak loves his iPhone Air

Date:
Sun, 03 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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'I dont believe well hit AGI' Steve Wozniak has some major AI skepticism,
and a love of the slimmest iPhone.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Whether it's rocket car launches, the reveal of the most gaudy phones youve ever seen , or a fingerprint-scanning smart fridge debut, Dreame Next was full of surprises but the most exciting for me was easily the appearance of Steve Wozniak. It turns out hes among the few people who adore the iPhone Air.

Starting with his thoughts on the latest Apple phones, Wozniak mentioned also loving his iPhone 17 Pro Max though he calls the orange color model the
Trump phone, given it shares the US presidents complexion but for him, as he waved the iPhone Air he pulled from his jacket pocket to the crowd, the improbably slim device wins out.

Because it invokes an emotion with its unique aesthetics that feel infused with human passion. Article continues below You may like 'I am not a fan' Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak takes aim at AI Perplexitys CEO says Apple has a secret weapon in the AI race I saw Steve Jobs give his last WWDC presentation here's why it still matters (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) For Wozniak, this human element is what matters most: Human beings
are more important than the technology. And the only way for a company to focus on this human element over all else, in Wozniaks mind, is if engineers the people who possess the know-how and passion to conjure designs that
people want to use, and to love are leading the charge at the highest
levels.

While he didnt directly mention Apples current situation beyond the iPhone
Air endorsement, I couldnt help but feel his constant references to the importance of engineers in leadership positions was an endorsement of the incoming Apple CEO, John Ternus .

An instrumental figure in Apples hardware for the past couple of decades,
even heading up its hardware engineering division, Ternus could bring the engineers ability to lead design with their hearts that Wozniak lauded. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. (Image credit: Dreame) "It doesnt have a heart As you might expect, the Apple co-founder was therefore less than ecstatic about AI, calling his relationship with the tech a complicated one.

Every time computer technology increases it allows the human user to do more than they did before, he discussed, It can give me some good ideas, but I do not like the mistakes it makes because its too easy to believe the fake
stuff.

AI talks with such confidence that its errors are sometimes easy to ignore, and it also lacks the human flair that only a real emotional person can deliver AI can do valuable things, but it doesnt have a heart. What to read next Ouch! 96% of TechRadar readers say they dont use Apple Intelligence
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Wozniak admitted that AGI artificial general intelligence thats as smart as
a human could theoretically have that heart and emotion, but as he put it: I dont believe well hit AGI.

He explained that when he went back to college to finally get a degree after dropping out a decade earlier we majored in psychology. He worked with people attempting to model the human brain and saw how they struggled to understand even small sections of it. Engineers worked out the only way to build a human brain takes nine months a line the hosts didnt immediately clock was a gag.

In case hes wrong about AGI, and the technology overthrows us as the dominant force on the planet and takes us on as pets, Wozniak also jokingly said hes started to feed his dogs fillet steaks Thats how Id want to be treated, he said. The death of PCs? Not likely (Image credit: Apple) Looking ahead to
what is next, if it isnt AGI, Steve Wozniak admitted that its impossible to
be certain, but he expects the next decade to hold more of the same but better.

That means better phones, better computers, better tech, but not one product cannibalizing another pushing back on the Dreame Next hosts ponderings that smartphones will finally replace PCs, saying, I dont really believe that.

Look at cars, once we hit a good plateau it can kinda stay the same for a
very long time, he said. Wozniak added that phones and PCs have plateaued in their respective niches, and he doesn't expect one to start cannibalizing the other, especially because phones get better, so do PCs at an equal rate.

That doesnt mean we should get complacent, though. Youve got to believe you can improve the technology of the day, thats how Apple got started and keeps growing, Look at what you have got today. How can you make it better? Improve it, improve it, keep taking steps towards the eventual great future. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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