new Siri feature

Apple introduced several new features for Siri at WWDC 2024, focusing on enhancing its capabilities through Apple Intelligence and large language models. Here are some of the key updates:

1. Natural Language Understanding: Siri can now understand and respond more naturally, even if you stumble over your words. This improvement is powered by new large language models (Bring your app to Siri).

2. Contextual Awareness: Siri can now understand the context of what you're looking at on your screen and take actions based on that. For example, if you're looking at a reminder, you can ask Siri to "Facetime him" and it will know who you're referring to (Platforms State of the Union).

3. Semantic Search: Siri can perform semantic searches, meaning it understands the context of your queries. For instance, searching for "pets" will bring up results for cats, dogs, and other pets, not just the word "pet" (Bring your app to Siri).

4. App Integration: Developers can use the app intents framework to define actions for Siri, making it easier for Siri to interact with app content. This includes new APIs called app intent domains, which are designed for specific functionalities like books, camera, or spreadsheets (Bring your app to Siri).

5. Personal Context: Siri can now access a semantic index of personal data like photos, messages, files, and calendar events to provide more personalized responses (Platforms State of the Union).

6. Enhanced Actions: Siri can invoke any item from your app's menus and take actions based on text displayed in any app that uses standard text systems (Platforms State of the Union).

For more detailed information, you can check out the sessions:

• Platforms State of the Union
• Bring your app to Siri