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Apple struck a major obstacle with its AI ambitions and the new Avatar Siri faces more problems and delays that could extend until 2026.
Apple’s long -awaited Siri upgrade with a dose of AI was previewed during the launch event of the iPhone 16
Apple delayed the launch of the improved version of its vocal assistant Siri until 2026, spokesman Jacqueline Roy said on Friday. Apple was to publish the new powerful Siri to spring this year. Development would mean more personalized improvements fueled by artificial intelligence for Siri. With the new upgrade, Siri could have taken measures in other applications.
In its existing version, Siri already keeps Apple users hanging on features such as product knowledge and integration with the chatbot chatgpt chatbot. The new features would have added a more contextualized touch to the existing capacities of the virtual vocal assistant.
On the progress of improved Siri planned, Jacqueline Roy said she was taking more time than expected. “It will take us more time than we thought to offer these features and we plan to deploy them during the coming year,” said the company’s representative.
On February 21, Apple announced that its personal intelligence system, Apple Intelligence, developed in more languages and regions. “Apple Intelligence will continue to develop with new features in the coming months, including more capacities for Siri,” said the official press release.
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However, the company’s latest declaration reports the challenges of the American technology giant because it rushes against time to avoid the risk of delaying its competitors like Openai, Amazon and Google.
Last week, the CEO of Openai, Sam Altman, announced the launch of GPT – 4.5. Altman said the latest model was the most advanced model of the company, which is designed to be more general. In particular, the launch in 2022 of the Openai chatgpt marked the start of the AI generator era.
Last month, Amazon also announced an improved version of its voice assistant, Alexa. The company has not yet published the model. Meanwhile, Google works on a similar capacity with its Gemini assistant.
However, users have raised complaints with all consumer vocal assistants, who have been spotted by giving incorrect responses and tasks automation, indicating that the functionality is still at the nascent stage.