Recently, to enhance its voice assistant Siri's competitiveness in the AI field, Apple organized nearly 200 engineers to participate in a weeks-long AI programming training camp. The main goal of this training was to help the team learn how to use AI tools to assist in writing code, thereby improving Siri's performance in the upcoming iOS 27 release.
After the training camp, Apple will select 60 core developers based on their performance to continue working on Siri, while the remaining 60 will be transferred to roles focused on evaluating the performance of the virtual assistant. This move reflects Apple's active adjustment of its internal development strategy in response to challenges from AI programming assistants such as OpenAI Codex and Anthropic Claude Code.
It has been reported that the Xcode 26.3 version has begun supporting Agentic Coding tools, indicating the company's emphasis on emerging AI technologies. In addition, various departments within Apple are significantly increasing their procurement budgets for AI tools like Claude Code to improve development efficiency. To further promote project development, the structure of the Siri team has also undergone significant changes; the previous leader responsible for AI is no longer in charge of the project, replaced by Mike Rockwell, who previously led the release of Apple Vision Pro.
Additionally, the involvement of Gemini will help enhance the functionality of the Apple Intelligence model, enabling the new version of Siri to have stronger multi-step instruction execution capabilities and provide a conversational experience similar to ChatGPT. These new measures by Apple aim to revitalize Siri in an increasingly competitive market and enhance user experience.
Key Points:
🌟 Apple organized nearly 200 engineers to participate in an AI programming training camp to enhance Siri's competitiveness.
💻 After the training, only 60 people will remain in the core development team, while the rest will be transferred to evaluate performance.
🚀 The structure of the Siri team has been significantly adjusted, with the new project now led by Mike Rockwell, aiming to enhance multi-step instruction execution capabilities.
