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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