Beta uses generative AI, called “Apple Intelligence” to power Siri, while the latest production release uses the old engine that Siri has been using for many years. You need to be on the beta to see this flawed answer.

The “Best of both worlds!” was the part that should have told you that it was a joke. That and the fact that the statement is purposely ridiculous.

You underestimate how uninformed people are.

People signed up for Threads because it was “the hot new thing,” not because people wanted their data to be collected. I bet most users don’t even realise how much data is being collected from them.