One of the world's first digital assistants is finally about to become an AI agent, that's according to media reports, which claim Apple is planning a major update and upgrade to Siri.
The new agentic capabilities under developmet at Apple would let the assistant take actions on a user's behalf rather than simply answer questions, a Bloomberg report claims.
It would bring one of Apple's flagship interfaces closer to the agentic systems already shipped by rivals including OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Muse.
Its towards the end of a year that has seen Apple spend a lot of time rebuilding the Siri platform, with artificial intelligence features that draw on personal context of its users.
According to the reports, the recent iOS 27.2 update released toward the end of October gave the Siri assistant improved memory to recall details from earlier conversations.
Last week Apple said it would open Siri access to all apps, a step that would let the assistant take actions between apps and lay groundwork for more autonomous behaviour.
Even so, Siri still trails competitors such as SpaceXSI's GrokBot and OpenAI's Dots, which can already track long-term goals and carry out complex multi-step tasks without supervision.
Recently, new chief executive John Ternus spoke positively about Siri's AI progress on Apple's latest earnings call, while acknowledging the tensions an agentic assistant would raise when pressed on the topic.
But Apple has clearly signalled caution alongside its ambition, with the iPhone maker communicating that it does not want Siri to resemble a companion-style assistant like Meta's Muse, and it continues to stress privacy and security safeguards.
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