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… I can help you learn about the world.’ But if you try to engage Siri as a romantic partner, Siri’s not up for that. Siri’s 100 percent not into that.” The interview, which included marketing chief Greg Joswiak, covers a variety of topics, including privacy and Apple’s new child safety protections.
… New Siri is built on Gemini models, so it makes a lot of sense that the first iteration of Siri AI feels a little bit “Gemini, circa 2025.” Siri AI has its own flavor, though. …
… Apple’s WWDC keynote showed someone using Ask Siri in Spotlight to analyze data in local files. So I tried selecting batches of those screenshots in Finder and asking Siri to calculate the average scores for me. …
… Link: Apple’s Tim Cook holds ‘constructive’ talks with EU tech chief over ‘Siri AI’ | https://www.ft.com/content/807d25c3-f4ac-4402-b815-3aa91018237d | FT
… Siri has spent a decade and half somewhere between “sort of useful at a few things” and “utterly disastrous, why did I even try, can it honestly not even set a timer.” But the wildest thing just happened: Apple put out a new version of Siri, and it actually seems to be pretty good. …
… As a reminder, we met the new Siri in 2024 when Apple “launched” Apple Intelligence. Siri came with a new glowing border, different voice options, and the ability to punt questions to ChatGPT. The whole “Intelligence” bit of the Siri redesign was coming soon, Apple promised. …
… Out of curiosity, I spent a few minutes comparing responses between the default personalities for Google’s Gemini, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Siri AI. Though I should note that you can’t change Siri’s personality. …
… On Macs, it can be accessed from Spotlight, while Vision Pro users will simply have to look directly at a new Siri visualization — in this case, a floating orb hovering around your field of vision — to be able to start a conversation without saying “Hey, Siri.” Siri is also getting its own app, whi… …
… According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the more chatbot-like Siri set to debut in iOS 27 will include the option to autodelete chat histories. …
… Theoretically, you could possibly use the new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features for health guidance in the same way you can with any other chatbot. For example, snapping a photo of your meal can now bring up nutritional facts. The limits of Siri AI in this respect will be clearer as I test it. …