Apple's AI strategy plagued by delays, Siri upgrade remains in limbo

Facepalm: Apple's struggles with artificial intelligence are evident when you look at the challenges Siri is facing. The company's original plans and promised upgrades for current iPhone users didn't pan out. While Apple still aims to implement the Siri overhaul in iOS 19 this fall, other commitments could push it into 2026. Apple's much-delayed AI Siri features are still in limbo. In a candid address to the Siri team, Robby Walker, a senior director at Apple, acknowledged that delays to key features have been both "ugly" and "embarrassing." The decision to publicly showcase these features before they were ready exacerbated the situation, anonymous sources revealed to Bloomberg. "This was not one of these situations where we get to show people our plan after it's done," Walker told the team at a private gathering. "We showed people before." The features in question, unveiled at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference last June, are designed to enhance Siri's capabilities by leveragi ... Read full article.