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Apple plans to open Siri to third-party artificial intelligence assistants, a significant step aimed at further strengthening the iPhone, iPad, and Mac as AI platforms.
The company is preparing to implement the change as part of a major Siri overhaul in the upcoming iOS 27iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 operating system updates, according to Bloomberg News‘ Mark Gurman who cites people familiar with the matter. Siri can already access ChatGPT via its existing partnership with OpenAI, but Apple will now extend the same capability to competing AI services. The move would end the exclusive role of OpenAI’s ChatGPT within Apple software.
Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
The changes are part of an attempt to turn around Apple’s fortunes in artificial intelligence, where it has lagged behind Silicon Valley peers. Revamping Siri, first launched nearly 15 years ago, is central to the comeback plan.
The company is developing new tools to allow AI chatbot apps installed via the App Store to integrate with the Siri assistant, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven’t been announced. The chatbots will also work with an upcoming Siri app and other features in the Apple Intelligence platform.
That means, for instance, if users have Alphabet Inc.’s Google Gemini or Anthropic PBC’s Claude installed, they’d be able to send queries to those services from within the Siri voice assistant, just like they have been able to with ChatGPT since Apple Intelligence launched in 2024.
The approach also should allow Apple to generate more money from third-party AI subscriptions through the App Store.
The change is separate from Apple’s work with Google to rebuild Siri using Gemini models. That arrangement is related to the underlying Apple technology for Siri. The new so-called Extensions system, meanwhile, would allow users to process requests via the actual Gemini service — assuming Google enables its app to do so.
The Extensions system in testing will let users enable or disable which services they want to work inside Siri via a menu in the iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 settings panel for Apple Intelligence and Siri.
“Extensions allow agents from installed apps to work with Siri, the Siri app and other features on your devices,” according to a message inside test versions of the upcoming operating systems. Users will be directed to a new App Store section from this menu to add additional AI services…
It’s unclear if Apple will allow any AI app to be added to Siri or if there will be a specific approval process.
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