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Apple just pulled an iPhone ad. The move shows it’s now in crisis

In the tech firm’s commercial for its new AI software, Last of Us star Bella Ramsay enters a party, sees someone whose name she can’t recall, and asks Siri for help. But the feature doesn’t exist yet.

John Davidson

In Apple’s now-infamous ad for its new artificial intelligence software: Last of Us star Bella Ramsey walks into a party, sees someone whose name they can’t remember, and hides behind a wall to ask their iPhone for help.

“Siri, what’s the name of the guy I had a meeting with a couple of months ago at Cafe Grenel?”

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John Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com

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