Joanna Stern spent one week with new Siri AI, and it’s very good
Apple's iOS 27 overhaul introduces a new Siri AI designed to address long-standing shortcomings and mitigate the company's AI crisis.
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📍 How it ended
Apple launched Core AI for on-device generative AI and overhauled Siri in iOS 27. Coverage focused on whether the updates addressed previous issues and how the AI performed in real-world tests.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 10d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Apple has launched a major overhaul of Siri as part of iOS 27, supported by Core AI for on-device generative AI optimized for Apple Silicon. This update follows a prolonged development period, the reasons for which Apple has now explained.
Coverage from Bloomberg, 9to5Mac, and Business Insider emphasizes the quality of the new system, with Joanna Stern reporting a positive experience after one week of use. Other outlets, including WIRED and stuff.tv, are testing the AI's practical utility in real-world scenarios like city navigation and head-to-head comparisons with Google Gemini.
Future focus remains on whether the new 'Siri AI' can live up to the surrounding hype and if the improvements are sufficient to resolve the perceived AI crisis at Apple.
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Quick answers
What is the technical foundation for the new Siri AI?
The update utilizes Core AI, which provides on-device generative AI optimized for Apple Silicon.
Which software update includes these changes?
The overhaul is part of iOS 27.
How has the new Siri been tested in the media?
Tests include a week-long trial by Joanna Stern, a navigation test in San Francisco by WIRED, and a 10-question comparison with Google Gemini by stuff.tv.
Coverage (8)
- Apple explains why Siri’s major iOS 27 overhaul took so long 9to5Mac · 28d ago
- Apple may have finally fixed the worst things about Siri Business Insider · 28d ago
- Apple Launches Core AI for Apple-Silicon Optimized On-Device Generative AI infoq.com · 28d ago
- I Let Siri AI Show Me Around San Francisco WIRED · 28d ago
- Does Apple’s New iOS 27 ‘Siri AI’ Live Up to the Hype? Geeky Gadgets · 28d ago
- Apple’s New Siri Is Just Good Enough to Ease Its AI Crisis Bloomberg.com · 28d ago
- I asked Apple's new Siri AI and Google Gemini the same 10 questions stuff.tv · 28d ago
- Joanna Stern spent one week with new Siri AI, and it’s very good 9to5Mac · 28d ago
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