Siri can read your text messages as Apple ramps up its AI push

iPhones and other Apple devices will be updated with Siri AI later this year, with the long-awaited evolution of the personal digital assistant promising a similar experience to Google’s Gemini on Android phones. Apple’s Assistant can access personal information, see what’s on a user’s screen, retrieve new data from the Internet and sync conversations across devices. But it’s also designed to keep all personal data safe from prying eyes, including Apple’s.

Siri AI’s announcement came as part of a series of new features the company unveiled at its annual global developer conference in California for 2027 software systems, including new parental controls, an equalizer setting for AirPods, AI upgrades for Photos, Safari and Image Playground, and new smart home features.

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