Apple is reportedly working on “LLM Siri” to compete with ChatGPT

Apple is planning a major AI overhaul of Siri that will make the digital assistant look more like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini Live, according to a report from BloombergMarek Gurman. The assistant, reportedly called “LLM Siri,” will be based on Apple’s artificial intelligence models and will enable users to interact with Siri in a more conversational, natural-sounding way.

As part of Apple’s plan to equip its iPhones with artificial intelligence, Bloomberg claims that the company will make Siri better at performing more advanced tasks. The Assistant will have “extended” ability to exploit App Intents to interact with third-party apps, and will also exploit Apple Intelligence for summarizing and writing text.

Although Apple could announce these plans as early as next year, estimates suggest that the company intends to replace Siri software with a up-to-date system in spring 2026. Bloomberg. While interview with Wall Street Journall last month, Apple’s senior vice president of software, Craig Federighi, suggested how AI-enhanced Siri will set itself apart from ChatGPT:

The properties of something like OpenAI Advanced Voice Mode and Siri are completely different. This OpenAI mode is great if you want to ask a question about quantum mechanics and have it write a poem for you on it… It won’t open your garage. This won’t aid you send the text message. There are many, many useful things that Siri does for you every day, and it does them quickly and locally on your device. There is a whole spectrum and compromise in terms of possibilities. Will these worlds connect? Of course, that’s where it’s headed.