‘LLM Siri’ aims to rival ChatGPT but dont expect it until iOS 19 [Video]

Apple’s promised Siri overhaul likely won’t be fully realized until 2026.

A new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple is working on a Siri LLM to compete with ChatGPT. But it won’t be ready until the iOS 19 and macOS 16 software updates, likely announced in 2025 and released in spring 2026.

The tech giant has been scrambling to update its dated voice assistant in the generative AI era, which has seen the rise of ChatGPT and competitors like Google Gemini.

What to expect from Siri’s AI overhaul

Apple announced a slew of new AI features as part of Apple Intelligence at WWDC last spring, including an updated Siri. But, “the company has yet to truly overhaul the software,” said Gurman, adding “the upgrades that accompanied Apple Intelligence were mostly cosmetic.”

So far, these have been part of iOS 18 updates, including a new glowing interface, the …