Siri is good now??
On an episode of The Verge's Vergecast podcast, hosts David Pierce and Nilay Patel discuss their first experiences with Apple's new Siri AI, which they found to be surprisingly good after years of the assistant being unreliable. They argue that Siri AI does not feel advanced but works well enough at most tasks, which could be significant for users and the wider AI industry. The episode also covers changes in social networking and a lightning round of other tech news.
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- But the wildest thing just happened: Apple put out a new version of Siri , and it actually seems to be pretty good .
On this episode of The Vergecast , David and Nilay talk about their early experiences with Siri AI, and what it means for users, and the rest of the AI industry, for the iPhone's built-in assistant to be good enough at most things.
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On The Vergecast: Our first days with Siri AI, the next phase of social networks, and the Trump Phone's a ripoff. On The Vergecast: Our first days with Siri AI, the next phase of social networks, and the Trump Phone's a ripoff. by David Pierce Jun 12, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC Link Share Gift David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech.
Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. You'd be forgiven for thinking this day would never come. Siri has spent a decade and half somewhere between "sort of useful at a few things" and "utterly disastrous, why did I even try, can it honestly not even set a timer."
But the wildest thing just happened: Apple put out a new version of Siri , and it actually seems to be pretty good . On this episode of The Vergecast , David and Nilay talk about their early experiences with Siri AI, and what it means for users, and the rest of the AI industry, for the iPhone's built-in assistant to be good enough at most things. There's very little about Siri AI that feels bleeding edge or brand new, but it works.
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