Gurman: Apple to make Siri more like an agent as early as next year
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman said that Apple may make Siri's functionality "more like an agent" as early as next year, able to continuously track goals and advance established tasks. Gurman said that Dots, Muse, and Grok can already continuously track goals, determine the next step, and advance tasks, and that Apple ultimately hopes to move in this direction as well. He also said that Apple CEO John Ternus asked software engineering chief Craig Federighi at a closed-door meeting to "speed up" the software roadmap and quickly move beyond the stage of only making necessary improvements to Siri.
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Apple's AI plans exposed: Siri will become more like an agent as early as next year
Phoenix Tech Download the app for exclusive early access November 09, 2026 06:30:38 From Beijing Updated November 09, 2026 06:32:01
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Phoenix Tech News, November 9 (Beijing Time) — According to a report from tech website MacRumors, compared with the traditional version of Siri, Apple's revamped Siri AI has significantly improved in intelligence and personalization capabilities, but it is still far less capable than proactive, always-on agents such as OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse. However, that situation may change.
Bloomberg's well-known Apple reporter Mark Gurman said on Sunday that he has learned that Apple may make Siri's functionality "more like an agent" as early as next year. However, if this plan moves forward, exactly how it will be implemented remains to be seen.
"Dots, Muse and Grok can continuously track goals, determine what needs to be done next, and keep advancing established tasks without the user having to issue instructions one by one. I am told that Apple ultimately hopes to move in this direction as well. I believe Apple may make Siri more like an agent as early as next year," Gurman said.
Apple's AI ambitions may go beyond making Siri more agentic. Gurman said that at a closed-door meeting in recent weeks, Apple CEO John Ternus told Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi that Apple needs to "speed up" its software roadmap and "quickly move beyond the stage of merely making necessary improvements to Siri." (Author/Xiaoyu)
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