Mar 03, 2025 14:00:00

A 'more conversational' Siri planned for iOS 19 is lagging behind

Apple is aiming to catch up with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Gemini, and it has been reported that it is developing '

LLM Siri ,' an evolved version of the digital assistant 'Siri' that will be installed on iOS and macOS in November 2024. This LLM Siri is expected to be equipped with a function that emphasizes dialogue, but Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, who is familiar with Apple-related information, reports that the development of this function has been delayed due to technical challenges.

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Apple Intelligence , which Apple has touted as a highlight feature of iOS 18, has improved voice recognition to allow Siri to process natural language requests, and Apple Intelligence's Siri also comes with a chatbot function that supports text input.

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In addition, as part of Apple's efforts to increase its presence in the AI field, it has been reported that it is developing a new version of Siri called 'LLM Siri' with improved dialogue capabilities. LLM Siri will utilize more advanced large-scale language models (LLMs) and aim to respond to more natural dialogue and complex requests, similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

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According to Gurman, LLM Siri is expected to appear in iOS 19, which is scheduled to be released around September 2025, but the development of the 'more conversational' features that are scheduled to be included in LLM Siri is delayed. As a result, Apple announces the next iOS update at the developer conference 'WWDC' every June, but some of the features that are scheduled to be included in LLM Siri are delayed due to technical challenges, so these features are not expected to be announced at WWDC scheduled to be held in June 2025.

Some Apple AI employees predict that a more conversational Siri won't reach users until iOS 20 in 2027.

Gurman also pointed out that, 'Apple's internal data shows that current Apple Intelligence usage is extremely low. The features currently included in Apple Intelligence are basic and seem to be included because they're easy to do, not because they're most useful to consumers. Therefore, the delay in the development of LLM Siri suggests that iOS 19 will not include any significant updates for Apple Intelligence for consumers.'