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Apple is giving Siri an AI upgrade in iOS 18

The virtual assistant is being updated with more AI features.

Apple has announced several AI-powered features coming to its Siri virtual assistant, such as an updated design and improvements to how it speaks and understands spoken language commands. Today’s announcement follows several months of reports and rumors regarding Apple’s plans for AI, including efforts to develop its own framework for large language models. While Siri’s ability to respond to verbal commands or questions was impressive when it was introduced on the iPhone 4S in 2011, its lack of subsequent improvements has made it feel like a disappointing afterthought.

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