Apple overhauls Siri with AI features that closely mirror Google's Gemini assistant
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Taylor Kerns
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Summary
Apple's WWDC keynote introduced AI-powered features for iOS, including a Reframe tool for simulating different camera perspectives on existing photos. The most notable announcement was a major Siri overhaul that closely mirrors Google's Gemini assistant capabilities, enabling conversational question-answering across Apple's platforms and contextual content reactions. The new Siri appears to be Apple's direct competitor to Google's AI assistant, built specifically for the iOS ecosystem.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledSiri’s big Apple Intelligence upgrades sound a whole lot like Gemini
The new version of Siri can do a lot of the same things Google likes to talk about Gemini doing
It can answer questions conversationally across Apple's different platforms, react to content on your
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