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- Apple was not a pioneer in AI. But it may be winning the AI race, anyway.
- Analyst Ben Thompson says that's because of Apple's leverage: All the AI companies want access to Apple's users.
- And that means Apple's own AI efforts can be smaller.
The tech world has had a few days to digest Apple's big AI announcement, and there are still lots of questions unanswered. Like, for starters: How big a deal is it for Apple to get into AI? And how risky is it for Apple? And who has the power here — Apple, or its AI partner OpenAI?