Is Apple’s rumored AI strategy a risk to your iPhone? Here’s why the new Siri could be the last thing Apple fans need
Publish Date: 2026-03-31 13:05:00
Source Domain: www.techradar.com
Take a look around the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, and it’s clear that Apple is not among the frontrunners. Although the company announced its own Apple Intelligence offering at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June 2024 — hailing it as “AI for the rest of us” — it’s been beset by delays and missing features in the two years since it was revealed.
With rivals like ChatGPT and Google Gemini pulling further ahead, it seems like it’s harder than ever for Apple to catch up.
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Masquerading as Siri
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According to Gurman, Apple plans to bring what it calls ‘Extensions’ to Siri at WWDC 2026. These would “let users install third-party AI chatbots beyond ChatGPT and run them inside Siri,” Gurman says. This is separate from the ongoing situation whereby ChatGPT and Google Gemini are being harnessed to power some Apple Intelligence features.
It’s the last bit of Gurman’s quote that has me concerned. Right now, Siri has wide-ranging access to the contents of your iPhone. The list of tasks it can currently fulfil (or will soon be able to, when the new Apple Intelligence-powered version lands) is extensive and includes looking up your contacts, knowing places you’ve recently visited, recognizing people in your photos, and more. Apple has been happy to allow that because it controls the process from end to end.
Siri has enough problems as it is. Is it worth…
