Steve Wozniak Skeptical of AI's Human Qualities

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak expressed deep skepticism about artificial intelligence in recent interviews, stating that he rarely uses the technology and finds it lacking the emotional depth and reliability of human interaction. Speaking ahead of the company's 50th anniversary on April 1, Wozniak shared his views during appearances on CNN and Fox Business, highlighting disappointments from his limited testing of AI tools.

Wozniak, who engineered the Apple II computer and helped launch the personal computing era from a garage in the 1970s, described AI responses as often missing the mark. "I don't use AI much at all, but I've asked it a few questions to test it," he told CNN. "I'll ask a question where one word is the key item, the direction I want to go, and AI will come back with a whole bunch of clear explanations that are on the subject, but not what I really was interested in." He added that the outputs frequently sound "too dry and too perfect," leaving him wanting insights from a human perspective that captures emotions and nuances.

In the Fox Business interview, Wozniak elaborated on AI's shortcomings, emphasizing its inability to provide straightforward, dependable...