The language model should fix this: “LLM Siri” is expected with iOS 19

Apple is planning a comprehensive change in its old voice assistance system. According to a report, the advanced language model is intended to lay the groundwork for a more talkative Siri: Development and testing are already underway at Apple, financial news agency Bloomberg reports, citing people in the know. This project is called “LLM SIRI”. – LLM stands for Large Language Model, Large AI Language Model.

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New Siri system with iOS 19

For this purpose, new, in-house Apple language models are used, the aim of which is to ultimately enable natural conversations with the Help system. The system is said to be able to answer even more complex questions more quickly. “LLM Siri” is currently being tested as a standalone app, Bloomberg explainsBut AI Siri is designed to eventually replace the previous Siri and integrate directly into Apple’s operating system.

According to information from the financial news agency, Apple is working towards introducing the new voice assistance system in mid-2025 – in parallel with the unveiling of iOS 19 and macOS 16. Ultimately, availability of “LLM Siri” is not expected until 2026.

Siri has already received a great new user interface in iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1, with the launch of Apple Intelligence – but the voice assistant system has learned almost nothing. For more complex queries, Siri refers to web search as usual. As of iOS 18.2, Apple is using ChatGPT as an emergency solution: forwarding requests to the Siri chatbot if the user wants so. Apple has already hinted that support for Google Gemini is coming.

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New features on the horizon for Siri

Beginning in 2025, the existing Siri is expected to become more powerful and, as part of Apple Intelligence, gain deeper insight into user data as well as expanded access and control options for apps. This does not include the smooth conversation offered by ChatGPT’s audio mode.

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