Apple Delays Some AI Enhancements to Siri Until 2026
AI Improvements to Siri Pushed to 2026
Apple announced that artificial intelligence enhancements planned for its Siri voice assistant will be delayed until 2026. This delay was confirmed in a statement released by the company on Friday.
- The company had initially anticipated these features would arrive in 2025.
- Apple stated that these delays were due to the complexity of creating a more personalized Siri, one that would have a deeper understanding of users’ personal context.
Siri’s Future Capabilities
Apple has been working on improving Siri’s ability to engage with users and their devices across multiple apps.
- One of the key goals is for Siri to take actions on behalf of users across different apps, like pulling up podcast recommendations from friends or retrieving flight tracking data shared by family members.
- These capabilities are expected to make Siri more intelligent and capable of performing tasks in a context-aware manner based on device-stored data.
Cloud Infrastructure and AI Advancements
To support these AI features, Apple is building a new cloud computing infrastructure that runs on its own chips. This development will help maintain its privacy standards while offering advanced AI capabilities.
- Apple reported that Siri handles around 1.5 billion user requests daily.
Rivals Pushing AI Features
Apple’s competitors have also been adding AI-driven features to their voice assistants, highlighting the competitive landscape in AI.
- Google introduced its Gemini AI model to Google Assistant in the previous year.
- Amazon recently launched an AI-powered update for Alexa, making it available for Prime subscribers at no additional cost, with a $19.99 per month fee for non-subscribers.
Despite these delays, Apple’s commitment to enhancing Siri with advanced AI features remains clear, as it looks to refine its offerings in response to market competition.