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Siri AI is finally here. Is this what we’ve been waiting for?
Apple dropped the next generation of its assistant yesterday, and this time it actually means it. And by it, we mean AI.
Siri AI, rolling out now as part of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, is less of an update and more of a complete overhaul - one that Apple has been promising (and delaying) for years.
The new Siri is built on Apple Intelligence and finally does what every other AI assistant has been doing for two years: it understands context.
It can dig through your messages, emails, calendar, and photos to surface what you need in the moment, draft emails from scratch, edit and share photos on command, and take systemwide actions across apps.
What to know:
What changed: Siri now has personal context understanding, onscreen awareness, broad world knowledge, and a dedicated app to revisit conversations across devices.
Who can use it: Rolling out today in English beta, with French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish coming next month. Users have to opt in and may need to join a waitlist.
Why it matters: Apple has 2.2 billion active devices. If Siri AI sticks the landing, it becomes the largest AI distribution play in consumer tech.
You don’t even need the latest iPhone
Siri AI is available on iPhones 15 Pro and above. The very newest phones get a couple of extra features, like changing Siri’s voice.
After years of Siri being the butt of every AI joke, it may finally have its time in the sun.
I guess I’ll have to buy a new iPhone; it’s my job to report on these things after all. -MV