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Apple’s Siri is trying to make friends in the world of artificial intelligence. Apple is taking the unusual step of connecting Siri with several AI chatbots, including Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Bloomberg reported on Thursday, Citing unnamed Apple employees.
An Apple representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is not the first time we have heard about Siri connecting with other artificial intelligence systems to enhance its capabilities, as Apple continues to delay the revamped version of the voice assistant, It is now expected to exit in late 2026. First Apple Only partnered with OpenAI for ChatGPT capabilities In 2024. Then we saw reports of that Apple was moving towards Gemini from Google for similar capabilities.
Now, Apple appears to be opening up Siri partnerships with all kinds of AI while keeping its own voice assistant. If you have a popular chatbot installed on it Your iPhoneApple wants you to be able to use it in Siri.
Bloomberg says these multiple chat options will work via extensions that allow Siri users to enable communications they want Siri to have, including apps like supported chatbots. When speaking to Siri, users will select which chatbot they want to leverage for additional information and services.
Although we don’t know what AI models Apple will allow Siri to use, the company has plenty of chatbots in its App Store, including Meta AI, Grok, and Microsoft Co-pilot. Amazon’s Alexa/Alexa Plus is also there, though I doubt Amazon would let Apple take advantage of such a direct competitor to Siri at this time.
Why does Apple give Siri so many chatbot connections?
Apple is taking Siri in a very interesting direction, but I have questions about how it works.
This makes sense from Apple’s point of view. Chatbots can rise and fall from glory quickly — Look at how quickly OpenAI took down the Sora video generator this week. By including all of them, you don’t have to worry about which AI is the flavor of the month. If one of them suddenly loses popularity or is cancelled, Siri suffers a few losses.
The move also means Apple can overcome or overcome some of the challenges it faced in developing Siri AI, including a standalone Siri app and more integrated versions of Siri. to Smart home.
And as Bloomberg points out, this could also be profitable for Apple. To use their favorite AI in Siri, people may have to subscribe to the AI service through Apple’s own store, meaning Apple gets a cut of the sale.
But there’s something else I’m curious about: How much will Siri’s capabilities expand when it works with third-party chatbots? For example, I use Alexa Plus To order an Uber or control my smart heater. Can I do the same with Siri if the two are connected? Or will Siri be able to give advice directly from any chatbot with its voice? This can get embarrassing If the AI starts providing bad information Or explicit content, e.g We saw your puppy He does.
We’ll likely find out more on June 8, when Apple holds its Worldwide Developers Conference and discusses iOS 27. If you like Siri more than most voice assistants (We’ve found it to be especially popular with Generation Z), hold on tight until then.