While we worry about Apple Intelligence, Siri can’t answer ‘what month is it?’

Apple recently confirmed the delay of the new “more personalized” Siri, which was teased last year at WWDC 2024. And while we argue about whether Apple Intelligence can become as good as other AI tools, Siri still struggles to answer a simple question like “what month is it?” 14 years later, Siri still can’t answer basic questions As noted by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber after seeing a post on Reddit, Apple’s virtual assistant is unable to answer what month it is. I tried it myself and Siri answers with “Sorry, I don’t understand.” Many other users have seen similar results. To make things even more embarrassing, people in the same Reddit thread have figured out some other questions that seem simple, but that Siri simply can’t answer. For example, asking “what is the current month?” results in Siri saying it’s “Saturday, March 1, 2025.” Some people compared the result with other AI assistants such as Gemini and ChatGPT, and they all answered the same questions correctly. When App ... Read full article.