What should I know about upcoming AI plans for Siri?

Apple has announced several exciting updates and plans for Siri, leveraging advancements in AI and Apple Intelligence. Here are the key points:

1. Natural Language and Contextual Understanding:

   • Siri will sound more natural and be more contextually relevant and personal to users. It will have on-screen awareness, allowing it to understand and take action based on what you're looking at (Bring your app to Siri).
   • Thanks to richer language understanding, Siri can now understand more natural speech, even if you stumble over your words (Bring your app to Siri).

2. Deeper Integration with Apps:

   • Siri will be able to invoke items from your app's menus and access text displayed in any app using standard text systems. This allows users to reference and act on text visible on screen (Platforms State of the Union).
   • Siri can now perform semantic searches, understanding the meaning behind words. For example, searching for "pets" will return results for cats, dogs, and other pets (Bring your app to Siri).

3. App Intents and Domains:

   • Apple has introduced app intent domains, which are collections of app intent-based APIs designed for specific functionalities like books, camera, or spreadsheets. Twelve domains are being released, with mail and photos available immediately (Bring your app to Siri).
   • App intents and app entities will allow Siri to expose deeper and more natural access to your app's data and capabilities (Platforms State of the Union).

4. Personal Context and Semantic Index:

   • Apple Intelligence equips Siri with personal context understanding, allowing it to access a semantic index of photos, messages, files, calendar events, and more. This helps Siri find and understand things it never could before (Platforms State of the Union).
   • Siri will be able to search data from your app with a new spotlight API, enabling app entities to be included in its index (Platforms State of the Union).

5. Privacy and Security:

   • Apple Intelligence, which powers these new capabilities, is built with privacy and security from the ground up, ensuring that user data is handled securely (Platforms State of the Union).

These updates mark a significant step forward for Siri, making it more capable, flexible, and intelligent than ever before. For developers, integrating with Siri using Sirikit and app intents will be crucial to leverage these new capabilities.