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Vorrath has been given a mandate of “whipping artificial intelligence and Siri into shape.”

Vorrath’s move has not officially been confirmed by Apple, with spokespeople declining to comment.

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The memo reveals two main prongs of focus for Giannandrea and Vorrath this year.

Much of this has been done infavor of privacy and security.

Currently,Siri is coupled with OpenAI’s ChatGPTand uses that platform for AI-based searches and content.

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Though evenChatGPT strugglesto do things that Siri already did well.

It’s obvious ChatGPT is a stopgap until Apple can get Siri to a similar level as Gemini Live.

We’ll see as the company continues its slow rollout of Apple Intelligence well into the new year.

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