Just tried 3.0.24, it seems to be faster to open... will try it on the big tower in a bit.

And, I have no idea what any of that means, being I haven't used anything AI more than Bing's AI Summary thing.
I'm one of those people who prefer to type stuff up myself.

And, even if it has a knob below the screen, it's a multi-function knob, and odds are that the option to change it's function is buried in a Settings menu in some specific screen that takes 20 presses and swipes to get to... so, instead of turning the radio down you changed screens ten notches back and approved a software update that'll shut down the whole dashboard for 20 minutes.

And, for those military grade components, you'll triple the price of the component you're buying.

The reason the car's crap keeps working is that the stuff like processor and GPU (maybe even RAM) is cooled a lot better than your phone (might even have it's own separate AC loop aside from cabin air).

The nice thing is that those older car radios were repairable (might be a little cramped, but you could get the cover off it and find a blown component or manually eject that jammed tape or CD), and they were built sturdy enough that they'd just about survive anything.

Well, when your fridge refuses to keep stuff cool or your stove or toaster won't let you use them because you haven't made your payment to the 'Bros' yet, you'll sing a different tune, and that's what they're counting on.
For now, you can use it somewhat for free (the first hit is free) to get you hooked, then they drop a metric long-ton of fees on you once it's integrated into every facet of everyday life (after that first hit, you have to pay).

They'll always have money. Once AI is baked into every single thing you use every day, none of that will work (fridge, stove, coffee maker, microwave, even your toaster) without you paying the Company a ridiculous amount of money.

And, I'm sure that the data centers will get priority over the little people's lighting and power for your fridge and everything, courtesy of the data center owners having their hands in the right pockets.

I 'spose if you run local AI, it might matter... but I would think if you're running local AI, you're probably not running it on a little laptop.

Just wait until you can't replace even a brake light cluster for the same reason.

And, it wouldn't surprise me if it's some weird formfactor so it can be held in with rubber bumpers or something.
They keep adding more and more RAM to the cars so that the car can do more and more processing and handle more tasks, maybe even run a local AI so you can talk to your chatbot lover while driving to work.

Exactly, and I'm betting that the car won't even drive without the infotainment screen working, and hope your pockets are pretty deep when you have to replace it (and, if you wanna try it yourself, I wish you the best of luck... willing to bet a bunch of data has to be copied a special way off the old one and programmed on the new one).

Remember the good old days where the radio and the environmental controls were separate things totally? Your navigation aid was a bunch of maps 'mostly folded correctly' in the glovebox.
Bonus points if the steering wheel had controls that worked with the radio!

Don't worry... they'll start making the chips that the tail lights use to control their animation with a timed lifetime fuse or some kind of DRM something-or-other will work with your exact vehicle... it's all about the money in the company's pocket.
Who cares if you have to scrap your car after exactly 13.26 months because you can't get a replacement... you can buy one off the lot NEW!

That's the end goal.
Bake AI into every aspect of your life: your car, your TV, fridge, toaster, stove, phone, security system, door locks... everything! Sure, the AI might let you know that the milk in the fridge is about to expire, but if you don't pay the Anthropic or whatever subscription, your fridge stops keeping stuff cool/frozen and you can't even make toast or drive to work.
Sure, AI is somewhat free right now... that's to get you hooked, then you have to pay, and pay you will.