Apple is hitting the brakes on an anticipated AI replace to its digital assistant Siri, the tech large stated on Friday. Apple confirmed that Siri’s revamped model with Apple Intelligence is now anticipated to return out later than anticipated “within the coming yr.”
In an announcement to Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, an Apple spokesperson stated that whereas a number of enhancements have been made to Siri—like integrating the assistant with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and making it extra conversational and accessible—different options will take extra time to roll out.
“We’ve additionally been engaged on a extra personalised Siri, giving it extra consciousness of your private context, in addition to the power to take motion for you inside and throughout your apps,” the spokesperson stated. “It’s going to take us longer than we thought to ship on these options and we anticipate rolling them out within the coming yr.”
Apple has not formally said the rationale behind the pause. Reuters reported that the replace is now anticipated in 2026, nevertheless Gruber estimated that Apple will launch the absolutely revamped Siri with the launch of iOS 19 and macOS 16—these are anticipated someday this fall. The Apple Intelligence options haven’t been included in current Apple developer beta updates.
Apple didn’t instantly reply to Decrypt’s request for remark.
Whereas Apple guarantees a brand new wave of AI-powered experiences throughout iOS, macOS, and iPad, the corporate now faces the problem of conserving tempo in an ongoing AI arms race. Some disgruntled customers took to social media to voice their frustration over the delay.
Apple has already rolled out a number of AI options for customers, together with customizable emojis, a generative AI picture generator in Messages, and AI-powered seek for Apple TV and Apple Music.
The delay in Siri’s improve raises questions on Apple’s AI technique after shifting closely in direction of synthetic intelligence in 2024. These AI-focused plans embody a deliberate funding of $500 billion in AI analysis introduced in February, and a partnership with semiconductor developer Broadcom to launch its first AI server chip in 2026.
Edited by Andrew Hayward
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