Why did the Siri AI launch feel anticlimactic despite being a major upgrade?
Bloomberg and TechCrunch described the launch as capable but arriving at a moment when being a competent AI assistant no longer feels revolutionary. After rounds of delays, Siri AI shipped into a market where competitors like ChatGPT and Google Gemini had already set the conversational AI bar high.
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Apple Ships the Siri AI Overhaul It Promised — Then Cuts the Team Behind ItApple's rebuilt Siri finally reached the iOS 27 beta after years of delays, and reportedly over 200 jobs were cut from the very teams that built it.
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