The Siri personal digital assistant (PDA), launched in 2011, was Apple’s first brush with AI. ・Munster sees Subramanya’s hiring as a sign that Apple’s committed to substance behind its AI features. ・The consumer AI market,

Aqara’s wall-mounted Panel Hub S1 Plus just got a pretty meaty upgrade, with Siri smarts now on board. An OTA update is rolling out that adds built-in Siri to the mix, making it the first panel of its kind to put Apple’s voice assistant on the wall.

Apple's AI chief, John Giannandrea, is stepping down just as the company tries to drag Siri out of her long, awkward phase and into something resembling 2025.

The position covers all of AI at Apple, not just Siri.

The latest update to ChatGPT integrates text and voice interactions. You can now use ChatGPT Voice right inside chat—no separate mode needed. You can talk, watch answers appear, review earlier messages, and see visuals like images or maps in real time.

Widely blamed for the problems Apple had adding AI to Siri, AI executive John Giannandrea is leaving the company.

John Giannandrea, Apple’s AI chief, is resigning following the underperformance of Siri but will remain as an adviser until spring. He is succeeded by Amar Subramanya, a seasoned Microsoft executive known for his work on Gemini Assistant.

Attention Apple users! Aqara has just upgraded its Panel Hub S1 Plus with Siri, making it the first wall-mounted hub to come with Siri built in. This upgrade allows for more users to monitor and customise the smart home hub, and means you don’t have to have your iPhone glued to your hand as you do so – here’s everything you need to know.

iPhone 4S voice recognition app seems to struggle with understanding dialects. Oct. 28, 2011— -- Siri, the state-of-the-art voice recongition app on the new iPhone 4S, is having some translation trouble with heavy accents, especially across the pond.