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Apple revamps Siri with AI, boosts child safety features

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Apple announced a significant upgrade to its voice assistant, Siri, integrating it with its new "Apple Intelligence" AI.
  • The revamped Siri will function more like advanced AI chatbots and will be widely released in the fall.
  • Apple also introduced new child safety features for iPhones and iPads, enhancing parental controls over content and app access.

Apple has unveiled a major overhaul of its voice assistant, Siri, at its annual developer conference, integrating it with the company's new artificial intelligence system, "Apple Intelligence." This significant upgrade, dubbed "Siri AI," aims to transform the assistant into a more conversational and capable tool, drawing comparisons to advanced AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

The new Siri, set for a wide release in the fall, has been rebuilt from the ground up with generative AI at its core. Powered in part by Google's Gemini AI model through a substantial partnership, the assistant will gain its own dedicated app. It will be able to access and interact with Apple's native app ecosystem across mobile devices and laptops, assisting with tasks such as daily planning, information retrieval, and navigation.

I’ve never seen so many iPhones before

— Tim CookJoking with the audience of developers at the WWDC conference.

During a demonstration, Apple showcased Siri's enhanced capabilities by having it identify a sunset beach photo, retrieve a friend's nearby address, and then provide directions to the beach with a stop at the friend's house, all within the Siri interface. Future functionalities will include proofreading, shopping assistance, calendar event management, and using the camera to gather information, such as nutritional data from food. Initially, Siri AI will be available only in English.

Beyond the Siri upgrade, Apple also announced significant enhancements to its child safety features. These new safeguards provide parents with greater customization and control over their children's device usage. The revamped system limits the content children can access, restricts who they can communicate with, and manages when they can use specific applications, prioritizing a safer digital environment for younger users.

A fundamentally re-architected Siri inside iOS 27 with a little help from Google’s Gemini would represent more than an update –it would signal Apple’s readiness to make AI the primary interface layer across its ecosystem

— Dipanjan ChatterjeePrincipal analyst for Forrester, commenting on the significance of the Siri AI upgrade.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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