Apple’s WWDC recap wasn’t just about shiny new models or flashy demos — it revealed a vision of computing where intelligence lives closer to you than ever before. In this Brainstream, I explore how the shift to lightweight, on-device AI isn’t just a technical update — it’s a philosophical shift. We touch on Apple’s missed shortcuts, the layers of Layer[1], and how user experience needs to evolve into something fluid, not fragmented.

TL;DR:
This episode unpacks Apple’s approach to foundation models, live transcription, node-based automation, and the conceptual gaps between their vision and where it could be going — especially in relation to LayerOS.

Let’s talk interface, operating systems, and why the real future is about how intelligence flows across your tools.

Listen to Layer[1] on:
Website, Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts

Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Quick intro: revisiting last year’s predictions

• 00:12 – Apple’s new live FaceTime translation

• 00:34 – Transcription gaps & WhatsApp voice-to-text issues

• 01:54 – What SiriGPT should’ve been

• 02:20 – Layered apps vs. intelligent flow

• 03:22 – Widgets, CarPlay & Apple’s game focus

• 04:04 – Apple’s foundation model + Sam Altman’s logic

• 05:13 – Shortcut builder dreams vs. Apple’s reality

• 07:03 – Building layered automation with AI & prompts

• 08:55 – Smarter Maps: learning user behaviour

• 09:43 – A wish for transcription + text-to-speech everywhere

• 10:00 – Wrap-up & future thoughts