Ahead of WWDC 2025, former Apple employees reveal why LLM Siri is still not ready
Just hours before Apple's WWDC 2025 event, fresh information from former Apple employees has come to light, offering some clarity on why the company's new AI-based Siri is still not ready for launch. While Apple is reportedly working on a major upgrade to its voice assistant using large language models (LLMs), insiders say the project has been tougher than expected.According to a report from Financial Express, the company has been trying to build these LLM features on top of the existing Siri system, which already works on millions of devices worldwide. But this approach has brought several issues. According to ex-employees, combining old machine learning code with newer AI models has caused frequent bugs and slowed down development. On the other hand, companies like OpenAI, which started from scratch with their voice assistants, have avoided such problems and moved ahead faster.advertisementOne former Apple employee said that it was clear from the beginning that just adding new layers to Siri would not be enough. Inside Apple, some leaders had described the plan as 'climbing the hill,' meaning they wanted to slowly improve Siri instead of completely rebuilding it. However, the results have reportedly been disappointing. 'It's clear they stumbled,' the person said, highlighting the gap between expectations and reality.
As of now, there is no confirmation on when the new version of Siri will be released. While there are chances that Apple may talk about it during WWDC 2025, reports suggest the final rollout could take until 2027. That is still a long way off, especially at a time when rivals are already offering more advanced conversational assistants.Even though Apple is known for waiting until its products are polished, the delay in Siri's upgrade raises questions about whether the company is falling behind in the AI race. For now, fans and developers might get a preview of what is coming, but they should not expect the new Siri to be available anytime soon.The latest Apple WWDC 2025 event will start tonight at 10:30PM and it is expected to showcase updates to Apple's operating systems — iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, visionOS 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26. A fresh design across platforms and improvements in Apple's AI tools are expected to take the spotlight, according to several reports. You can stay tuned to India Today Tech for all the updates.
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