By Stan Schroeder
Publication Date: 2026-06-08 17:40:00
Apple’s Siri was once the epitome of what intelligent assistants can do, all the way back in 2011 when Apple originally integrated it into the iPhone. That was a long time ago and things have changed.
After ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude launched and showed the world what a truly intelligent chatbot could do, Siri felt very simple in comparison. Apple already promised a revamp in 2024, and to date it hasn’t happened, despite the company repeatedly promising to work hard to improve its intelligent assistant.
Siri can now actually chat with you.
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Ahead of WWDC 2026, numerous reports and rumors gave us an overview of what we can expect from the new Siri, including a standalone app, a redesign, a Google Gemini-based AI brain (with options to invoke other third-party chatbots), all with a focus on privacy.
Now, during the…
