You may have heard that Apple's brand new LLM for iOS 18 is code named 'Ajax'.
What you may not know is that in classic Greek mythology, Ajax (or Aias) The Great is a warrior in Homer's Iliad, second only to Achilles in strength.
As the myth goes, upon his death, a single flower sprang from his blood, with its petals marked with the initials of his name:
AI.
As a Greek mythology nerd: well done, Apple. 🌸
https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/The_Myths/The_Madness_of_Ajax/the_madness_of_ajax.html
Federico Viticci :ticciseal: /
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