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Apple aims to make Siri 'more like an agent' as soon as next year

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In brief

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple plans to turn Siri into an agent that can take actions on the user's behalf as soon as next year. The company is also experimenting with a new engineering pipeline that could enable faster development. The personalized Siri had just shipped with iOS 27.

  • Goal of turning Siri into an agent that acts on the user's behalf
  • Timeline: as soon as next year
  • Experimenting with a new engineering pipeline for faster development
  • Personalized Siri shipped with iOS 27

The next step for Siri: agent behavior

Apple shipped its long-awaited personalized Siri with iOS 27. But Siri still lags in proactively taking actions for users, a capability many AI companies are actively pursuing.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple aims to close that gap next year. The goal is for Siri to behave less like a command-driven assistant and more like an "agent" that plans and carries out certain tasks on its own.

A new engineering pipeline in testing

The report says Apple is also experimenting with a new engineering pipeline that could speed up development, potentially meaning shorter update cycles for AI features.

Why it matters

"Agent" refers to AI that autonomously handles multi-step tasks on a user's behalf, such as calendar, messaging and cross-app actions. Apple entering this space is critical for Siri to compete with rivals.

The details come from a report based on sources rather than an official Apple announcement, so the timeline and scope are not yet settled.

Why it matters

Siri becoming an agent would directly change the AI experience on iPhone; though report-based, it signals Apple's direction and is worth readers' attention.

Sources

  1. 9to5MacFirst reported by
    Apple aiming to make Siri ‘more like an agent’ as soon as next year: report
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