Apple announces Siri AI overhaul at WWDC 2026
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Apple announced a long-awaited update to its digital assistant Siri at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, aiming to more deeply integrate artificial intelligence into its operating systems. The company’s share price fell close to 2% after the news, with analysts saying the changes have potential but consumer reception remains to be seen. The new version, called Siri AI, will be accessible through a standalone app, the home screen search function, and other apps like Photos. It will be able to access cloud networks and the internet while being informed by a user’s personal device data such as email and text history. Apple executives demonstrated features including finding information online, giving recommendations, pulling addresses from texts or emails, and moving photos into albums. The update comes after repeated delays that raised questions about Apple’s commitment to AI, as other tech companies have invested heavily in chatbots and agents. Siri AI will be available to U.S. customers later this year in English, with other languages coming soon, but not immediately in the European Union or China due to international regulations.
What’s reported
Apple announced the Siri AI update at its Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, Calif. on Monday.
The company’s share price fell close to 2% after the announcement.
Siri AI will be accessible through a standalone app, home screen search, and apps like Photos.
It will access cloud computing networks and the internet, informed by user’s personal device data.
Features demonstrated include finding online information, recommendations, pulling addresses from texts/emails, and moving photos into albums.
Siri AI will be available to U.S. customers later this year in English, with other languages coming soon.
It will not be immediately available in the European Union or China due to international regulations.
In January, Google and Apple announced a multi-year collaboration using Google’s Gemini AI model as the basis for Apple’s AI systems.
Apple also announced new parental controls on app and content access for kids.
Outgoing CEO Tim Cook opened and closed the main session but did not unveil new products.
Cook announced in April he will hand the CEO role to John Ternus in September.
Key figures
Craig Federighi, Apple senior vice president for software design
Ben Bajarin, CEO of Creative Strategies
Francisco Jeronimo, analyst with IDC
Daniel Newman, CEO of the Futurum Group
Tim Cook, outgoing Apple CEO
John Ternus, incoming Apple CEO
Sources: NPR
