At WWDC 2026 on Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook and VP of Engineering Mike Rockwell unveiled 'Siri AI,' a long-delayed overhaul of the voice assistant. The new version is rebuilt from the ground up with conversational AI, a standalone app supporting voice and text chats, and is powered by Apple Intelligence alongside a Google Gemini integration announced in January. Siri AI will launch in beta later this year, but not initially in the European Union or China.
apple finally did it at wwdc — an entirely new siri called 'siri ai' with a standalone app, voice and text chat, powered by apple intelligence and google's gemini (deal announced in january). beta later this year, but no eu or china at launch.
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The launch marks Apple's belated entry into the conversational AI race after years of delays and investor criticism. Siri AI's release later this year will directly compete with ChatGPT and Google Gemini, potentially reshaping how hundreds of millions of users interact with AI on their devices. The decision to initially withhold the feature from the EU and China also signals regulatory and market challenges ahead.
apple finally has a real ai chatbot, two years after it first teased it. the delay cost them some credibility, but now they're going head-to-head with chatgpt and gemini. skipping eu and china at launch shows how messy ai regulation is.
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