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Apple is reportedly exploring agentic capabilities for Siri that could allow it to handle ongoing tasks without constant instructions. Na
Siri AI can now understand what’s happening on your screen, dig through messages, and perform actions inside apps. Apple, however, seems to have much bigger plans for what Siri should be capable of. A new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests Apple is exploring giving Siri abilities similar to an autonomous AI agent that can handle ongoing tasks without constant instructions. CEO John Ternus is also reportedly pushing software chief Craig Federighi to move faster on AI development.
Siri could finally stop waiting for instructions
At present, Siri can handle multiple actions in one request, but you still have to ask it to do something. Keeping track of a task for several days, monitoring changes, and acting when needed is something it cannot do yet.
Then you have OpenAI’s ChatGPT Dots, which can work in the background, monitor connected apps, investigate problems, and prepare unfinished work for approval.
