Apple wants to turn Siri into an AI agent that will carry out tasks independently

Apple plans to transform the voice assistant Siri into an autonomous AI agent that can carry out users’ tasks on its own without needing a new command each time. 

Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman reported. 

Apple CEO John Ternus wants to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence because the company is lagging behind competitors in this area.

How Apple plans to change Siri

Currently, Siri AI mostly works on a request-and-response basis. The user gives a command, and the assistant performs the corresponding action — for example, creates a reminder, searches for information, or sends a message.

Apple wants to go further and make Siri a full-fledged AI agent. Such an assistant would not only execute individual commands but also take on long-term tasks, independently plan next steps, and return to work without constant user intervention.

According to Gurman, similar capabilities are already being developed by Apple’s competitors, including OpenAI, Meta and xAI. Their AI agents can remember projects and user preferences, monitor changes in connected services, and continue working on tasks across conversations.

Apple is also aiming to move in this direction. Gurman suggests that the first such Siri capabilities could appear as early as 2027.

During a recent investor briefing, Ternus noted that Siri’s current architecture allows for gradually expanding its capabilities. At the same time, the company wants to ensure that users understand what data and functions the AI agent has access to and that their privacy remains protected.

What Siri can already do

In September 2026, Apple released an updated Siri AI along with iOS 27. The assistant gained the ability to use information from emails, messages and photos, as well as take into account the content on the device’s screen.

For example, Siri can find trip details in correspondence, gather the necessary information and use it to create a message or a reminder.

The next stage in the assistant’s development is deeper integration with Apple and third-party apps.

In particular, in the iOS 27.3 beta, Siri received the ability to perform more complex actions within apps. This includes organizing Safari tabs, working with folders in Files, undoing a sent message in iMessage and editing text.

The assistant will also be able to perform several sequential photo actions, such as rotate an image, enhance its quality and share the result.

Why Apple is accelerating AI development

According to Bloomberg, Ternus urged Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi to speed up implementation of the AI strategy and not be limited to gradual improvements to Siri.

Federighi had previously been cautious about AI development due to risks to privacy, security and society. At the same time, Apple faces growing competition from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Meta.

One area where the company still lags is controlling a computer via artificial intelligence. Competitors already offer tools capable of analyzing images on a screen, pressing buttons, entering text and working with apps on behalf of the user. Apple does not yet have a similar full-fledged system, even though it controls its own operating systems and devices.

According to Gurman, the further development of Siri will depend on how quickly Apple can move from a voice assistant that reacts to commands to an AI agent capable of independently performing more complex tasks.

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