Report: Apple's Next-Gen Version of Siri Is 'On Par' With ChatGPT

[MacRumors]

Apple has big plans to improve Siri over the next few years, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Drake Bennett report.

Some Apple executives are now reportedly pushing to turn Siri into a true ChatGPT competitor. A next-generation, chatbot version of Siri has reportedly made significant progress during testing over the past six months; some executives allegedly now see it as "on par" with recent versions of ChatGPT. Apple is also apparently discussing giving Siri the ability to access the internet to gather and synthesize data from multiple sources, just like ChatGPT.

The report added that Apple now has artificial intelligence offices in Zurich, where employees are working on an all-new software architecture for Siri. This "monolithic model" is entirely built on an LLM engine that will eventually replace Siri's current "hybrid" architecture that has been incoherently layered up with different functionality over many years. The new model will make Siri more conversational and better at synthesizing information.

Google's Gemini is expected to be added to iOS 19 as an alternative to ChatGPT in Siri, but Apple is also apparently in talks with Perplexity to add their AI service as another option in the future, for both Siri and Safari search.

Article Link: Report: Apple's Next-Gen Version of Siri Is 'On Par' With ChatGPT

 

[MacUser16.]

It better be, I’m tired of hearing “Sorry, I don’t understand”

 

[Rychiar]

and will see the light of day in 2027

 

[GUNSTAR1]

A true ChatGBT competitor? Apple, you don't have the people and talent to do this..

 

[surferfb]

I will believe it when I see it. I do hope I see it, but don't think I will.

 

[dcingie]

Yesterday I asked HomePod Siri where my phone was. She said, did you mean your iPhone, or your headphones? It’s 2025. This tech has been out for 10 years.

 

[MrFeezy]

That'd be nice, cause asking Siri anything beyond the weather is painful.

 

[pradeepbabloo]

We would want it to be better, but better to keep expectations low!

 

[locovaca]

Are these the same executives that thought doing a tech demo that was smoke and mirrors was a good idea too? Let me know when it ships and then I’ll judge it for myself.

 

[DrPeril]

"I'm sorry, I didn't understand 'call mom', instead I've ordered an entirely new LLM model and a series of ads and invasive 'privacy features' you'll probably really love, like way more than whatever 'mom' is. Also I cancelled all your meetings today and send your boss a ****** meme. Thanks for using Apple's new SiriFML"

 

[Yimbaz]

I have no faith in Apple's ability to match ChatGPT, but I would love to be proven wrong.

 

[Westside guy]

I'm from Missouri.

 

[revfife]

 

[Bustycat]

I don't know today is April 1.

 

[nfl46]

They will keep it in the lab for years. Lol. Not like regular consumers will be able to use it.

 

[contacos]

Time for a new name.

 

[User 6502]

I think Apple is being delusional at this point. It’s clear they don’t have the skills, the people or the vision to deliver something half as good as ChatGPT, let alone ‘on par’. Cook has to go, his leadership has been appalling.

 

[WhackyNinja]

Kill Siri

Rebrand

The name is dragging Apple down

 

[winxmac]

Siri was not originally by Apple, they only acquired it and it has not improved that much.

 

[neuropsychguy]

A true ChatGBT competitor? Apple, you don't have the people and talent to do this..

Of course not, considering that's not a real product.

 

[dominiongamma]

Let’s us remove Apple Intelligence all together

 

[rymc02]

Sounds like Apple feeding reporters some news, desperate for some good publicity.

 

[bluecoast]

I really doubt it. This is obviously a PR plant to make it seem like Apple has miraculously caught up with OpenAI / google.

Remember this is the company who every year since Siri launched, has proclaimed significant improvements for it, yet it’s still a dumpster fire.

 

[HouseLannister]

Comparing any hypothetical future version of Siri to ChatGPT is impossible. ChatGPT today is a moment in time. ChatGPT improves every few weeks. iOS still has components that have been unchanged in a decade. Even if the new Siri is awesome on the day it launches, it will be up to Apple to show they can keep pace with constant iterations, which is something they have never done well with.

 

[fel10]

Sure Jen