Here is a counter argument. AI give incentives to centralisation while encryption incentives decentralisation. Both things are extremely important in the upcoming years. If apple focuses in what they do best which is their eco system and leans in on encryption letting or providing use of local run ai models and providing a suit of tools that promotes data safety I think it would be very enticing. Will they do it? Most probably not . But there is a path forward for apple. I just don’t think they will be allowed to do it