Apple sold intuitive tech for 20 years. Click it works. Swipe it responds. Good design explains itself. Now they're running hour-long training because Apple Intelligence is too confusing to use without help.
This is embarrassing as hell. Company that mocked Android complexity now teaching customers how to use broken, confusing features. These workshops exist because Apple Intelligence fails Apple's own test: it doesn't just work.
Session Coverage Areas:
- Creative AI Tools: Writing assistance, image generation, and content enhancement
- Productivity Features: Smart scheduling, email management, and document automation
- Integration Workflows: Cross-device AI functionality between iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Privacy Controls: Managing AI data processing and on-device vs cloud preferences
"Privacy-First AI" = "We're Behind on Real AI"
Apple spins training sessions as "maximizing productivity" but real story is simpler: Apple Intelligence is confusing because it sucks. Google and OpenAI run powerful models in cloud, Apple's stuck with on-device processing that's years behind.
"Privacy-first AI" really means "our chips can't handle real AI so we're calling limitations features." On-device sounds good until you try it and realize your iPhone struggles with tasks ChatGPT handles easily.
New HomePod mini supposedly getting S11 chip because current one can barely handle "Hey Siri" without crashing. If your voice assistant needs hardware upgrades for basic commands, maybe hardware isn't the problem.
Genius Bar for Broken AI
These workshops exist because Apple shipped AI that doesn't meet their own standards. You book these like Genius Bar appointments - which tells you how broken the experience is.
When Apple needs classes to teach AI usage, they've failed at being Apple. Point was products worked intuitively without instruction. Now they're running classes because their AI is as confusing as the Android complexity they used to mock.