By Jon Martindale
Publication Date: 2026-03-24 15:10:00
It’s safe to assume that Apple co-founder and right-to-repair evangelist Steve Wozniak won’t be handing over his day-to-day tasks to an AI agent any time soon. In a recent interview with CNN, he revealed that he doesn’t use AI often and when he does, he is “very disappointed” by its lack of focus and understanding.
Woz was interviewed for Apple’s upcoming 50th anniversary and asked for his opinion on AI. “I ask a question where one word is the key element, the direction I want to go, and the AI will come back with a whole bunch of clear explanations related to the topic, but not what I’m really interested in,” he said. He also said that the resulting text was “too perfect” and “dry.” Ultimately, he said, he wanted something more human.
At some point, AI could replace white-collar jobs, Woz acknowledged, but we’re not there yet. “(We don’t understand) well…
