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David Pierce

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
4736 total appearances

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The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

Yeah.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

And I think Apple is, like Jake, you mentioned partnering with experts.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

They did a lot of offloading to the, I think it was the American Academy of Pediatrics that it was kind of like, they make the rules, we're just implementing them.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

And so on the one hand, it's like,

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

That's great.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

And I think that's a good thing.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

And I think Apple should probably not be the arbiter of how kids should use devices.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

There are people who are better qualified to make some of those decisions.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

The American Academy of Pediatrics is not an organization I know about, but presumably is one of those things.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

But then it's like to make that kind of thing and then just say, this is a thing we care deeply about.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

We think it's super important.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

We hope developers do it.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

I mean, I think you have to look through the lens of, you know, the pressure on them from regulatory bodies and from, you know, advocates who want to see them be the arbiters here.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

As we talk about all the time, the only thing governments can agree on is that we need to protect children from technology.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

Like, that's the only bipartisan issue in the world right now.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

Well...

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

And to your point, Apple has positioned itself dead center here.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

It is the source of power.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

And so if you do want to regulate these things, the easiest way to do that is to go through Apple.

The Vergecast
Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

And so I think, does Apple care legitimately about our children?