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Business Standard
20-05-2025
- Business Standard
Apple working on AI version of Siri with ChatGPT-like capabilities: Report
Apple is reportedly testing its own AI chatbot, to catch up with the competition in artificial intelligence. According to a report by 9To5Mac citing Bloomberg, the company has noticed meaningful improvements in Apple's homegrown chatbot's development over the last six months. Some Apple executives now believe that the internal tool is 'on par with recent versions of ChatGPT.' Initially, Apple's AI chief John Giannandrea was said to be hesitant about transforming Siri into a ChatGPT-style assistant, expressing scepticism about the usefulness of such tools. However, the company's direction appears to have shifted, with executives now exploring ways to evolve Siri into a more capable, chatbot-like assistant. Siri to become smarter? The report indicates that Apple is considering major upgrades to Siri, including web access and the ability to generate responses from multiple sources—features that would significantly enhance its current capabilities. These potential additions mark a shift from Siri's traditional, rule-based functionality towards a more conversational and context-aware assistant. 'According to employees, the chatbot the company has been testing internally has made significant strides over the past six months, to the point that some executives see it as on par with recent versions of ChatGPT,' the report stated. While rivals such as OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft continue to release new large language models (LLMs) and public-facing AI features, Apple has yet to roll out a version of Siri backed by similar underlying technology. The company has also not introduced any chatbot-style product powered by its internal LLM research—at least not publicly. WWDC 2025: Will Siri take a backseat? Apple's upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), scheduled for June 9–13, is expected to focus heavily on iOS 19. While Siri was once expected to be a major part of the event, recent reports suggest its AI enhancements may be delayed. As showcased at last year's WWDC, Apple had originally planned to improve Siri using its Apple Intelligence platform, with features like on-screen awareness and personalised context understanding. However, the company has delayed these features, reportedly due to bugs encountered during internal testing. Those upgrades are still not ready for public release.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Faces AI Roadblock as Competition Heats Up
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is facing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) dilemma. Although a pioneer of the tech industry, APPL has been struggling with AI integration, which risks undermining its SMART-Phone market dominance. 10 Smartphones with the Best Cameras and Battery Life As per a report on Bloomberg on Sunday, April 16, 2025 (citing people familiar with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) internal processes), the tech giant has experienced turbulence from robotics to next-generation hardware. Apple appointed John Giannandrea, a former senior executive from Google, to lead its AI strategy in 2018. This was considered a turning point for the company, especially noting how Siri had fallen from grace when competing with other voice-activated assistants. Nearly 7 years later and the company is still struggling to keep pace with rivals in generative AI and large language models. In 2024, the company announced the launch of 'Apple Intelligence', but it has not quite lived up to the hype. This has started to raise serious questions about the company's ability to deliver on promises such as smarter writing tools, summarization, and an upgraded Siri. The stock's 12-month return is over 8.5%. While we acknowledge the potential of AAPL to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AAPL and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: and Disclosure: None. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Ex-Siri head reportedly wanted Apple to choose Google's Gemini over ChatGPT
Former Siri head John Giannandrea pushed Apple to choose Google's Gemini chatbot over ChatGPT for the first chatbot integration with Siri last year, according to a Bloomberg report looking at Apple's uneven AI efforts. Giannandrea, an ex-Google executive who was demoted in a leadership reshuffle in March, thought that OpenAI's bot wouldn't have staying power and wasn't protective of sensitive personal data. Despite these concerns, Apple announced ChatGPT's integration at WWDC in 2025 and made the feature available to users in December. Apple's integration lets users tap ChatGPT in instances where Siri isn't able to answer a question. Last year, Apple announced that it would connect additional chatbots, including Google's Gemini, to Siri. Apple is also in preliminary talks with AI-powered search engine Perplexity to offer Perplexity as a ChatGPT alternative in Siri and a search provider in the company's Safari browser, according to Bloomberg. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Faces AI Roadblock as Competition Heats Up
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is facing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) dilemma. Although a pioneer of the tech industry, APPL has been struggling with AI integration, which risks undermining its SMART-Phone market dominance. 10 Smartphones with the Best Cameras and Battery Life As per a report on Bloomberg on Sunday, April 16, 2025 (citing people familiar with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) internal processes), the tech giant has experienced turbulence from robotics to next-generation hardware. Apple appointed John Giannandrea, a former senior executive from Google, to lead its AI strategy in 2018. This was considered a turning point for the company, especially noting how Siri had fallen from grace when competing with other voice-activated assistants. Nearly 7 years later and the company is still struggling to keep pace with rivals in generative AI and large language models. In 2024, the company announced the launch of 'Apple Intelligence', but it has not quite lived up to the hype. This has started to raise serious questions about the company's ability to deliver on promises such as smarter writing tools, summarization, and an upgraded Siri. The stock's 12-month return is over 8.5%. While we acknowledge the potential of APPL to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than APPL and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: and Disclosure: None. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
TechCrunch
19-05-2025
- TechCrunch
Ex-Siri head reportedly wanted Apple to choose Google's Gemini over ChatGPT
In Brief Former Siri head John Giannandrea pushed Apple to choose Google's Gemini chatbot over ChatGPT for the first chatbot integration with Siri last year, according to a Bloomberg report looking at Apple's uneven AI efforts. Giannandrea, an ex-Google executive who was demoted in a leadership reshuffle in March, thought that OpenAI's bot wouldn't have staying power and wasn't protective of sensitive personal data. Despite these concerns, Apple announced ChatGPT's integration at WWDC in 2025 and made the feature available to users in December. Apple's integration lets users tap ChatGPT in instances where Siri isn't able to answer a question. Last year, Apple announced that it would connect additional chatbots, including Google's Gemini, to Siri. Apple is also in preliminary talks with AI-powered search engine Perplexity to offer Perplexity as a ChatGPT alternative in Siri and a search provider in the company's Safari browser, according to Bloomberg.
