Siri AI at WWDC 2026
Apple announced new Siri AI features at WWDC 2026, which appear to be feasible with current technology. The features utilize a custom Gemini-derived model and vision LLMs to extract information from the user's screen. The new Core AI library enables developers to take advantage of Apple's hardware for running their own models.
- ▪Apple is licensing a custom Gemini-derived model for Siri AI
- ▪The new Siri AI features use vision LLMs to extract information from the user's screen
- ▪The Core AI library integrates with Meta's open source PyTorch ecosystem
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Given how badly burned anyone who took Apple's 2024 WWDC Apple Intelligence announcements at face value was, I'm holding to a strict "I'll believe it when I see it" policy for everything they announced today. The new Siri AI features do at least look feasible with today's technology, especially since Apple are licensing a custom Gemini-derived model that they can run on their own Private Cloud Compute. It sounds like they'll be taking advantage of vision LLMs to extract information from the user's screen, which neatly sidesteps the need for every existing application to ship custom code in order to integrate with Apple Intelligence. Vision LLMs were a much less mature category in June 2024.
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