Siri AI makes the Apple Watch finally feel like a wrist computer

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Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I’m usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It’s kind of just… been there — mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I get the sense that’ll start to change. Not for everyone, and definitely not overnight, but the upgrade from plain ol’ Siri to Siri AI feels like a significant shift in how Apple — and other tech companies — think we ought to be using our smartwatches.

To be clear: If all you want Siri on the wrist to do is set an alarm or get the weather forecast, by golly, it’s still good at that. But whereas I previously found the Apple Watch to be useful for health and fitness tracking with a side of notification...

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