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Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?
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For engineers building iOS integrations, Siri can now reliably surface app-specific data like receipts or photos and execute actions such as editing images or playing media. However, the assistant operates as a conversational helper rather than an autonomous agent capable of the multi-step task execution seen in competing platforms.
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Apple trained its proprietary foundation models using Google's Gemini technology to run on Apple Silicon and Private Cloud Compute.
The updated Siri can understand personal context to find on-device information and execute commands within apps.
Despite these functional improvements, the assistant lacks the autonomous, multi-step task execution capabilities now common in the broader AI landscape.
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