Apple reveals AI-powered Siri updates at WWDC 2026
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Apple announced a revamp of its Siri assistant with new AI features at Monday’s WWDC keynote, two years after a $250 million lawsuit. The updates are designed to use “personal context” from Apple-native apps like iMessage, Notes, Calendar, Mail, and Photos, and will be aware of what is on a user’s screen. In a demo, Apple senior director Justin Titi asked Siri to remind him of a dessert his daughter mentioned, and Siri found a month-old text about coconut cookies. The new Siri will process simpler tasks on-device and use Apple’s private cloud compute for complex tasks, which Apple says does not expose data to Apple itself. The feature can be toggled on and off, unlike Google’s Search overhaul. The article notes that apps like Poppy and Poke already offer similar agentic AI, but such tools require giving up personal data.
What’s reported
Apple revealed AI-powered Siri updates at Monday’s WWDC keynote.
The updates come two years after a $250 million lawsuit.
Siri will use “personal context” from Apple-native apps (iMessage, Notes, Calendar, Mail, Photos).
Siri will be aware of what is on the user’s screen.
In a demo, Siri found a text from about a month ago about coconut cookies.
Simpler tasks are processed on-device; complex tasks use private cloud compute (PCC).
Apple offers a $1 million bug bounty for hacking PCC, which has not happened yet.
The new AI Siri can be toggled on and off.
Apps like Poppy and Poke already offer similar agentic AI.
Open questions
Whether Siri will integrate into non-native Apple apps, or if that depends on developers.
The full list of tasks Siri AI will perform out of the box.
Key figures
Justin Titi, Apple senior director working on AI engineering.
Calvin Kasulke, writer.
Sources: TechCrunch
