With a politicians tag number taped to the balloon...

Most tasks don't really need the big cloud based models. While on device models will lack the depth, breadth, and speed of cloud offerings, they have a number of advantages:

• Private data can stay private and not get into the cloud models knowledge.
• For specific types of tasks with well defined needs, the smaller models will be good enough
• Costs are a lot less and more controllable since you aren't buying tokens at an unknown rate
• Cloud models can still be accessed if needed via an API while still not revealing private data; for example you could use the cloud to do a lit search and use the data locally
• They can be hosted on a private server or on the end user's machine
• Speed isn't necessarily a big issue for many tasks vs costs; and speed can be bought

Of course, if the silicon gets powerful enough to make local models more commonplace, the AI firms may be more reticent to release stripped down versions for free when they discover it's no longer the first hit is free model...

Honda seems to have a number of these issues where the backup camera THINKS something is there. This makes it feel like Honda systems hallucinate as often as these AI systems do.

If they want to push advertisements on the owners of a car, then they should be charging $10,000 less for the purchase of that car.

If you are paying the auto maker for features that aren't as good as what you get from Google for free, that's really on you.

The big difference is in the mindset of people, but also, understanding at least a bit about how things work. Android and iOS(Apple phones/tablets) will get the primary attention of the companies that make apps, while a proprietary OS built into only a single brand of car getting the minimum level of attention. New features, and even full functionality will be a LOT better for what we get on phones/tablets, and that translates into those new features showing up in cars via Android Auto/Apple Car Play.

The same goes for navigation, you have the "fun" of paying for map updates if you get navigation from the car manufacturer as another issue, so "built into the car" really gives you limitations and delayed updates/improvements.

AI can't fix stupid

Unfortunately no overseas free text ad data. That tie sme to Tmob fo rnow.

Tesla owners get what they deserve for supporting Elon Musk at this point.

A disclaimer that says, "If I am stupid enough to be tinkering with the infotainment system while driving, then it's MY fault if I get into an accident" makes some sense. You can easily just accept it, it's NOT abusive in how it is implemented. If the idea of turning the infotainment system on/off, or picking what you want to listen to isn't bad, hitting a "I understand that I shouldn't do stupid crap while driving" button when you first get in shouldn't bother you.

It's not the same as an ADVERTISEMENT, which makes the manufacturer money. If they want to sell me the car for $10,000 less if I am willing to deal with the advertisements, that COULD be an option, $10,000 isn't a small amount of money in exchange for being subjected to advertisements.

This goes to how the worst drivers will become easily distracted, so the car manufacturer NEEDS to put in disclaimers like this to avoid lawsuits. Playing with the radio and trying to manually change the radio station while driving may get you into an accident, we know this, but lawsuits and the potential for lawsuits make it a requirement for disclaimers.

Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis are under the same umbrella, so there will be similarities in many of the systems within the vehicles, but a disclaimer/warning that goes away on its own isn't THAT bad.

Except it doesn't offer the international data and texting, something I use.

Ten million nag screens. An app doesn't care if you close a popup over and over.

Exactly. If the alternatives weren't worse in terms of costs and features I used, I'd have dumped them years ago. I had been on an ultra cheap grandfathered plan so no other carrier comes close, even with their price increase.

Reminds of the Dilbert cartoon where the PHB announces they will reward staff for each bug they find and Wally announces "I'm off to write a mini-van..."