Apple has finally unveiled its long-awaited AI assistant, Siri, which is now powered by Apple Intelligence. This marks a significant shift for Siri, which has been struggling to keep up with the competition in recent years. With Apple Intelligence, Siri is now more powerful, more accurate, and more personalized than ever before.
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One of the most impressive new features of Siri is its ability to understand and respond to natural language. This means that you can now talk to Siri like you would to a real person, and she will understand what you mean. For example, you can say “I’m hungry” and Siri will suggest restaurants near you. Or you can say “I need to book a flight to New York” and Siri will find flights for you.
Siri is also now more contextually aware. This means that she can take into account your current location, time of day, and other factors when responding to your requests. For example, if you say “I’m cold” at night, Siri will offer to turn up the heat. Or if you say “I’m lost” while driving, Siri will provide you with directions.
Finally, Siri is now more personalized. This means that she can learn your preferences and habits over time. For example, if you always order the same coffee at Starbucks, Siri will suggest that you order it again the next time you’re there. Or if you always listen to the same music on your way to work, Siri will start playing it automatically.
The new Siri is a major leap forward for Apple’s AI assistant. With Apple Intelligence, Siri is now more powerful, more accurate, and more personalized than ever before. This is a significant step forward for Apple, and it could help the company regain its footing in the AI race.
Here are some of the key features of the new Siri:
- Understands and responds to natural language
- Contextually aware
- Personalized
- Can take hundreds of new actions in and across apps
- Can find book recommendations sent by a friend in Messages and Mail
- Can add an address to a contact card
- Can follow along if users stumble over words
- Can maintain context from one request to the next
- Can type to Siri
- Can switch between text and voice to communicate with Siri
The new Siri is available as part of the iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Ventura beta. It will be officially released to the public this fall.
