Apple Plans to Turn Siri Into an AI Agent to Challenge ChatGPT and Meta

Apple is getting ready for a change to Siri as Apple wants to boost its standing, in the fast-growing artificial intelligence market. I think Apple plans to turn Siri into an AI agent that can understand what users want handle tasks and act on its own without needing constant directions.

According to Bloombergs Mark Gurman Apple wants Siri to go past its job of just answering questions and responding to voice commands. The new plan might make the assistant more active. It could help users by figuring out what they want to do deciding what to do and doing the work for them.

The news is that AI helpers like ChatGPT Dots, Meta Muse and Grok are getting better, at doing things on their own. These services are starting to work by themselves so people don't have to handle every part of a task.

In his Power On newsletter Gurman wrote, "Apple ultimately wants to go in this direction I am told. I believe Apple could make Siri more like an agent as early, as next year. Not that Apple has much of a choice given current consumer and market demands.”

How Agentic Siri Is Expected to Work

Traditional voice assistants usually respond to commands. Agentic AI systems however can understand instructions divide them into smaller steps and perform several actions to finish a task.

For example, people might ask Siri to set up a meeting place a call for information or plan tasks. Then needing directions, at each step the assistant might be able to manage the whole thing with very little help.

Apple might have an advantage in creating this experience because Apple has a software ecosystem. Apple’s existing frameworks, such, as App Intents could help Siri talk directly with applications and services. This would make it easier for Siri to finish tasks on platforms.

Apple Changes Its Software Development Strategy

Gurman has also highlighted possible changes to Apple's software development process, particularly for upcoming updates such as iOS 28 and macOS 28.

Traditionally, Apple's development cycle involved four weeks of coding, followed by another four weeks dedicated to integrating features. However, the company has reportedly introduced a different approach for the first development milestone of iOS 28.

Under the revised schedule, employees will spend six weeks coding and exploring ideas, followed by two weeks of integration. According to Gurman Apple employees have welcomed the change because it gives them time to experiment and build new features.

If these plans go ahead Siri could become a digital assistant. This would be a step for Apple, in its push to keep up with the next generation of AI-powered platforms.

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Kahekashan

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Kahekashan is a passionate technophile with a keen eye for cutting-edge gadgets, emerging technologies, and everything in the digital realm. Raised in a Defence family with strong values and a background in literature, she has consistently pursued excellence in every endeavour. Her last full-time assignment involved content writing with the Indian School of Business.

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