In a press release today, Apple announced the retirement of John Giannandrea, a former machine learning luminary who worked as Apple’s senior vice president for machine learning and AI strategy starting in 2018. The move comes after Apple’s most famous AI product, Siri, had developed a reputation as an embarrassing, outdated relic of the pre-ChatGPT […]
Looks Like Apple Can’t Quite Figure Out AI Gadgets Either
It’s been a bad month for AI gadgets, and that’s saying a lot. As if public opinion wasn’t already in the gutter after the collective letdown of Humane and its now-defunct Ai Pin, as well as its less expensive counterpart from Rabbit, the R1, reports have begun circulating that Sam Altman and Jony Ive, via […]
Apple Planning AI-Powered Web Search for Siri Next Year: Report
Apple is planning to launch a new AI-powered web search tool for Siri next year, according to a new report from Bloomberg, as it seeks to compete with competitors who’ve invested heavily in AI. Details are still scarce and could change before launch, but it sounds like the whole thing could be powered by a […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls AI ‘Bigger Than the Internet’ in Rare All-Hands Meeting
In a global all-hands meeting hosted from Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, CEO Tim Cook seemed to admit to what analysts and Apple enthusiasts around the world had been raising concerns about: that Apple has fallen behind competitors in the AI race. And Cook promised employees that the company will be doing everything to catch […]
Apple Knows AI Isn’t What People Really Want, but It Can’t Say That
If you felt like Apple’s WWDC 2025 was a bit light on AI, you’re not alone. While conferences from competitors like Google and its annual I/O keynote were basically breathless in launching new Gemini features, models, and video generation tools, Apple took a more tepid approach. This year, we got a new AI health coach, […]
Apple Has a Huge Siri Problem That WWDC 2025 Probably Won’t Fix
Apple’s annual WWDC developer conference is almost here, and it’s shaping up to be an important one. Not just for iOS, which is taking another step forward into a rumored redesigned iOS 19—er—iOS 26, or for iPadOS, which just got WhatsApp right on time, or even for visionOS, the operating system for Apple’s seemingly sidelined […]
Apple’s AI Problem Escalates With Major Executive Shakeup
Apple is shaking up its executive roster as the company desperately seeks to make an AI product that works. According to Bloomberg, John Giannandrea, senior vice president of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, will no longer be in charge of Apple’s Siri and AI efforts. After months of jokes and criticism the Apple Intelligence boondoggle […]
Apple Overpromised on AI Siri and Its Staff Is Not Happy About it
Last week, in a classic Friday news dump, Apple made the deeply embarrassing announcement that it would be delaying plans to infuse its voice assistant Siri with artificial intelligence-powered capabilities. But that announcement didn’t just send its stock price tumbling. According to a new report from Bloomberg, it’s also caused morale within its Siri team […]