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Mark Spoonauer

I just tested new Siri vs Old Siri: How smart is Apple Intelligence?

Siri Apple Apple Intelligence Tom Guide United States
Type to siri interface on an iPhone 15 Pro screen.

Hey, Siri. Are you smart yet?

It's hard to believe that Siri was introduced more than 13 years ago at this point. And during all that time Apple's assistant has been mildly helpful at doing basic things like setting timers and sending messages, but it ultimately got surpassed by Google Assistant (now Gemini), Alexa and now ChatGPT.

So how does Apple respond? By rolling out a new Siri with Apple Intelligence as part of iOS 18.1. The updated Siri has a new design with a glowing animation, and it stays listening so you can continue the conversation. This means that Siri is more contextually aware. In addition, you can now type to Siri and ask all sorts of questions about the iPhone or iOS and get step-by-step instructions.

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