Apple reportedly prepping powerful new AI version of Siri for 2026

Apple may be late to the generative AI party, but that doesn't mean it's standing still. The company is developing a new version of Siri that would work more like popular AI bots such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

The goal is to catch up with other AIs by equipping Siri with more advanced and conversational skills, Gurman said in a story published Thursday, citing "people with knowledge of the matter."

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Dubbed "LLM Siri" by Apple employees (LLM standing for large language model), the new Siri is already being tested internally on iPhones, iPads, and Macs as a standalone app. But if all goes well, the new assistant will eventually replace the Siri we all know and have a hard ...