People said GPT-4o would kill
Siri
Voice assistants · NASDAQ: AAPL · AI company
Why people said itGPT-4o could hold a real-time spoken conversation, be interrupted and see through a phone camera, which Siri then could not do.
Still fineNew Siri AI announced, Jun 2026June 2026
What was claimed ·
OpenAI GPT-4o voice assistant just put Siri on notice with real smarts — and a real personalityTom's Guide
GPT-4o's live voice demos were said to make Apple's Siri look primitive and outdated.
Who else said it
- OpenAI GPT-4o voice assistant just put Siri on notice with real smarts — and a real personality · Tom's Guide · Secondary source
- OpenAI releases ChatGPT-4o, a new chatbot to compete with Apple's Siri and Google's Alexa · Axios · Secondary source
What happened
Apple kept Siri as its built-in assistant. On 8 June 2026 it announced a new version, Siri AI, for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, with developer testing starting that day and free software updates due in the autumn.
Apple announced Siri AI, a new version of Siri built into iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, with a dedicated Siri app. Developer testing began the same day, with a public beta planned for July 2026 and free software updates due in the autumn.
- Apple unveils the next generation of Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, and more · Apple Newsroom · Primary source
The verdict describes what happened to the product. It does not claim the AI release caused it. Last checked 11 November 2026. How verdicts are decided.