Apple, AI and Siri
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At WWDC this week, Apple’s SVP of software Craig Federighi and SVP of worldwide marketing Greg Joswiak shared more details about the decision to delay in an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern.
In a WWDC interview with Tom's Guide editor-in-chief Mark Spoonauer, and TechRadar editor-at-large Lance Ulanoff, Apple's
Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) and Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi greet the audience during the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 09, 2025 in Cupertino, California. The annual conference, which runs through June 13, includes design and fuctionality announcements for Apple's various products.
The Verge’s new senior AI reporter, Hayden Field, noticed we didn’t hear the name of Apple’s assistant very much during the WWDC 2025 keynote on Monday. Even as presenters discussed opening up Apple Intelligence to third-party developers and new AI features for other apps,
Marketing head Greg Jozwiak and software chief Craig Federighi share some familiar arguments about Apple Intelligence, Siri's place in it, and how they aren't technically in the same AI race.
Apple Intelligence was designed to leverage things that generative AI already does well, like text and image generation, to improve upon existing features.
Although the company continuously referenced Apple Intelligence and pushed new features like live translation for Messages, FaceTime, and phone calls, Apple’s AI assistant was barely mentioned. In fact, the most attention Siri got was when Apple explained that some of its previously promised features were running behind schedule.
Apple revealed iOS 26 featuring Liquid Glass at WWDC 2025, but the lack of an AI killer feature left analysts questioning its competitive edge.
Apple announced a slew of updates at the Worldwide Developer Conference with one notable exception. It still hasn't revealed its previously announced AI-powered Siri.
The rollout of Apple’s new AI features was delayed last fall and on arrival it omitted the new Siri, for which Apple users are still waiting.