Adapting to the new age of AI has its challenges. And the delays in updating Siri could be a tell-tale sign of these hiccups.
A recent report on voice search statistics states that over 86.5 million users depend on Siri. And these numbers are solely from the US.
With the dependency on tech rising alarmingly, tech giants are racing to update their products. As the market trends continue to fluctuate constantly, businesses wish to catch up to consumers before they drop off in search of a better product.
So, tech companies such as Apple want to do more for their existing users.
Siri fields through almost 1.5 billion user requests each day, reported Apple.
Previously, it announced the next update to Siri—intelligent Siri. This updated model would be better at grasping personal contexts and handling tasks for users across different devices.
For example, users could ask Siri to search for the podcast recommended by a friend, fill out forms, or pinpoint the flight details of a relative – all from the information available on the phone. These features could easily supercharge Siri’s capability to work with other apps.
Expected to be released earlier this spring, intelligent Siri has been delayed to 2026. The reason? According to Apple, it’s taking them more than the attributed timeline to deliver on the upgrade. This delay highlights the hiccups even tech powerhouses can face in developing cutting-edge technology to align with AI innovations.
This pressure to stay in the game highlights the intensifying competition in the AI market. With significant updates and newer AI models taking over, these delays could push Apple to fall behind its competitors.