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Has Apple’s Siri learned there is no ‘I’ in team? – Computerworld
The power of teams There is one more thing. A few weeks ago, we learned of changes in leadership for Apple Intelligence. That news emerged subsequent to Apple’s top 100 leaders meeting, an annual event usually held in secrecy. As John Gruber noted at that time, the fact that this news emerged after that meeting means at least two of Apple’s…
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Apple’s Siri upgrade may arrive in fall
Apple may finally be ready to roll out its smarter, more personalized Siri features before the 2025 holiday season, according to The New York Times. The publication cited three sources with knowledge of Apple’s plan to release a virtual assistant “in the fall” that can edit and send photos to a friend on request — features that were supposed to…
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I only talk to Siri while I’m driving — and that’s a problem for Apple
What is the purpose of a virtual assistant? In theory, it should make our lives easier by letting us make a single request to have our phone perform tasks. However, when it comes to Apple’s virtual assistant Siri, I only ever find it useful in one specific situation. I’ve used an iPhone for a long time, so I’m familiar with…
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Apple puts the Vision Pro guy in charge of Siri
Apple is replacing the head of Siri, shortly after pushing back the rollout of its highly-anticipated AI features, according to a report from Bloomberg. Mike Rockwell, the head of Vision Pro development, will reportedly replace John Giannandrea as the leader of AI and Siri. The move comes after Apple CEO Tim Cook “lost confidence” in Giannandrea’s ability to lead AI…
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Siri Stays Unintelligent in 2025 as Apple’s AI Upgrades Are Delayed
Apple’s “more personalized” version of Siri is delayed until 2026. The enhanced voice assistant, which leverages AI for greater contextual awareness, was first shown at WWDC 2024 and originally scheduled for a 2025 launch. According to Apple, Siri has already gained a ton of AI functionality. And this is more or less true—Siri behaves more like a chatbot, providing back-and-forth…
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Apple delays upgraded Siri: it’s taking ‘longer than we thought’
Siri helps our users find what they need and get things done quickly, and in just the past six months, we’ve made Siri more conversational, introduced new features like type to Siri and product knowledge, and added an integration with ChatGPT. We’ve also been working on a more personalized Siri, giving it more awareness of your personal context, as well…
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Siri Is Ruining My Smart Home
Summary Siri’s unreliability with smart home devices seems to be a bigger problem than ever. The inconsistency of Siri’s performance across various Apple devices raises concerns about future smart home control. Apple’s smart home ambitions need to include addressing reliability issues with Siri and the Home app. I started crafting a smart home around 2012 with a set of Hue…
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Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades
Apple is making an executive change to try and improve its AI efforts and Siri. Kim Vorrath, who recently helped get the Vision Pro software out the door and has been at Apple for 36 years, has been brought over to Apple’s artificial intelligence and machine learning division and will serve as a “top deputy” to AI boss John Giannandrea,…
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Apple says Siri isn’t sending your conversations to advertisers
The section specifically responding to the rumors reads: Apple has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, never made it available for advertising, and never sold it to anyone for any purpose. We are constantly developing technologies to make Siri even more private, and will continue to do so. After The Guardian’s report in 2019, Apple apologized and changed…
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Siri With ChatGPT Is Way Better Than You Think
Summary By default, Siri will only turn to ChatGPT for help if the assistant can’t answer your query by itself. Siri can take and pass screenshots to Siri, allowing users to inquire about visible content. Siri with ChatGPT enables easy image generation that’s better than Image Playground. If your iPhone supports Apple Intelligence, Siri is able to pass requests on…
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