Report: Apple does about-face on Siri chatbot — and it might compete directly with ChatGPT and Google

Apple promised us this was never the plan...until we guess, it became the plan: A new report from Apple soothsayer Mark Gurman says Apple will build an all-new Siri chatbot for iOS 27, one that looks and works differently but should remind most of us of an AI chatbot like ChatGPT.

To say this is a possible about-face is an understnatment and it's just one piece of the whirlwind that is apparently now Siri development.

Remember that pledge to deliver in early 2026 the Apple Intelligence Siri we were promised almost two years ago? That's apparently still happening, Gurman claims, via an iOS 26.4 update. If so, Siri will, with your permission, be able to see your screen, understand your actions in apps and other systems, becoming a more proactive and smarter assistant.