As Apple progresses with its redesigned version of Siri, a fresh report from Bloomberg today reveals insights into the company’s testing methodology. Mark Gurman shares that Apple has created a “ChatGPT-like app to facilitate testing and preparation” for the debut of the next-generation Siri.
The report specifies that Apple currently has no intention of making the app available to the public. Instead, the company is utilizing it as a means to assess new capabilities for Siri. Bloomberg elucidates:
“The app essentially harnesses the still-evolving technology from the new Siri and presents it in a format that employees can test more effectively. Additionally, the company can collect input on whether the chatbot structure is beneficial.”
The app is characterized as similar to the most well-known chatbots. It allows Apple users to “handle multiple discussions on various subjects” and can “store and recall previous conversations, revisit earlier inquiries, and facilitate prolonged dialogue.”
As Bloomberg points out, Apple executives have shown skepticism regarding the practicality of chatbot interfaces for AI functions. In a conversation with Joanna Stern at WWDC this year, Apple’s Craig Federighi stated that Apple aims to create an experience that is “integrated into everything you do, not merely an add-on chatbot on the side.”
While Apple develops its enhanced Siri, incorporating features such as in-app actions and personal context, it is reportedly crafting two iterations of the system. One of these systems utilizes Apple’s own AI models, while the other relies on external models from firms like Google. The present objective within Apple is to unveil the reimagined Siri by next spring.
Moreover, Apple is also developing a new “Answers” initiative that reportedly seeks to establish a “new ChatGPT-like search experience” using Apple’s proprietary AI services.
Do you believe Apple should launch a ChatGPT-style chatbot app to the public, or should it concentrate on embedding similar functionalities into the dedicated Siri interface?
