Apple took action to turn Siri into an artificial intelligence agent

Apple is preparing to turn Siri into an artificial intelligence agent that can take action in third-party applications and carry out long-term tasks on behalf of the user.

Apple has accelerated its work to transform its smart assistant Siri from a classic tool that only responds to voice commands to an artificial intelligence agent that manages multi-step processes. In line with the new plan, the technology giant aims to have the assistant comprehensively monitor both its own services and third-party applications and independently follow long-term tasks on behalf of users.

Expanded System Control with iOS 27.3

According to the latest information reported by Bloomberg writer Mark Gurman, Apple CEO John Ternus is directly pressuring Craig Federighi, head of the artificial intelligence unit, to speed up the development process. Although a functional artificial intelligence-based Siri model has been created within the company, the management is aware that it is lagging behind the momentum of its competitors. As a matter of fact, developers who tested the released iOS 27.3 developer beta version observed that Siri's operational ability in Apple applications has increased significantly. Thanks to the new architecture, users will be able to ask Siri about all the actions that a particular application can offer and have the detected steps performed immediately with voice guidance.

Sectoral Competition and Agent-Focused Experience

While the direction of competition in the smartphone market is shifting to autonomous artificial intelligence agents, Apple aims to close the gap created by leading forces such as OpenAI and Meta with this move. Integrating Siri into third-party ecosystems and taking on long-term business processes will fundamentally change the interaction users have with their devices. The transition from a passive structure waiting for commands to a proactive task manager will both practicalize the daily user experience and revive Apple's claim in the artificial intelligence race in the industry.