I don’t think you’d need to download on the fly. You can imagine models being installed like extensions where chrome comes with Gemini installed by default. Then have the API allow for falling back to the default (Gemini) or throwing an error when no model is available. I’d contend that this would be a better API design because the user can choose to remove all models to save space on devices where AI is not needed (ex: kiosk).
Only that it will take 5-10y to be regulated, until they will have to pay a measly fine, and let users choose. But then we will have the same game as with GDPR conformity now, companies left and right acting as if they just misunderstood the "new" rules and are still learning how this big mystery is to be understood, until a judge tells them to cut the crap. Then we will have the big masses, that will not care and feed all kinds of data into this AI thing, even without asking people it concerns for consent. Oh and then of course Google will claim, that it is all the bad users doing that, and that it is so difficult to monitor and prevent.
I use to explain my strategy to friends and over time I've changed from words to short phrases.
What I do is to have passwords divided in two parts: one constant, one variable
The constant part is a phrase I can easily remember and the variable part is a reference to the usage of the password, so for example:
I moved away from Android entirely because of size. Currently on an iPhone 13 Mini, which is riiight at the very upper edge of a reasonable size. I would love to go back to Android if only someone reputable would make a reasonably-sized phone.
My SO is holding on to a first-gen iPhone SE for the exact same reason - I don't know what kind of hands manufacturers expect people to have, but at this point I'm all but certain that modern flagships are too large for most of the population.
If only 13 Mini battery wasn’t shit. I don’t need the 1000 mega pixel camera or M20 Apple cheap. Just give me a good battery and a non-crazy sized phone and I am good. And yeah take my money.
I have a 13 Mini. The battery is typically at 30-50% in the evening. Generally never have to worry about the charge during the day. Perhaps it's time to replace the battery if it's at 80% of health or below?
If I travel and have to use GPS most of the day / take hundreds of photos, I carry a small 5000 mAh battery to charge up on the go. I think it's a reasonable accommodation for a phone that's perfectly fine day-to-day.
No no. I had 12 Mini and from day 1 it was a pain. And when I was switching I was told by many who had used both the minis that the battery life is essentially the same. Not much difference. And no I don’t want to consider s power bank as an option for my general usage.
Besides I was tired of buying “old” phone. While 14 battery life is good, nothing compared to the Android word though, it’s a brick. Unlike everybody told me I am still not used to it after 4-5 months. Still hate it when I look at it or hold in my hands or is in my pockets. The problem is that in Android there’s literally no phone smaller than 14 now.
So next is not going to be an iPhone for sure unless a smaller and lighter iPhone comes up.
Despite it having a reputation for being a small phone, the Zenfone 10 is essentially the same size as the Galaxy S23 and iPhone 15 - in other words, "normal" size and quite a bit larger than the iPhone minis.
This was the exact reason. I never even considered iPhone. I thought it’s ridiculous to pay that crazy price. Then one day I saw the first SE and it was at a decent price on deal. Fell in love with tue size. But now that size of phone is nowhere to be found essentially. I finally bought 14 few months ago and next time I have to change I’ll move back to some cheap Android phone. Screw tracking. If at this crazy price I have to buy a locked down brick I’d rather replace that with something much cheaper.
Is the regular Samsung model too big for you? S22 and S23. It's just the right size for me and I prefer small phones (or what used to be normal sized phones).
Yeah, it really sucks!! I'm hoping they bring it back in some upcoming gen, maybe a "once every couple years" kind of model. (Or even better, someone on the Android side picks up the ball.)
I'd heard rumors about a Pixel Mini in 2023. Was holding out hope for a surprise drop at the Pixel event today, but with how leaky Google hardware development is, I should have known better.
