iMessage automatic replies

15-20 years ago, I was composing text messages with a numeric keypad. To type my name took 14 clicks, which is crazy in retrospect. I remember how magical a full touchscreen keyboard felt the first time I used it. However, now there’s a different problem. Too many people are texting all the time, and I can’t reasonably respond to all my emails, texts, and everything else. It’s simply too much.

This got me thinking. What if Apple Intelligence combed through text message data and auto-generated a few different reply options that you could send with a tap? For some, more utilitarian relationships, this could be nice. However, if you’re talking to a person, this feels… bleak.

AI has overtaken most avenues of digital communication (social, email, work, etc). Text messages feel like the last bastion of grammatical errors and human communication. A large part of me hopes it stays that way.

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