David Pogue tests Siri AI ↦

David Pogue, technology columnist, shared his experience with Apple's new AI-powered Siri in his newsletter, The New AI Siri. This week, Siri arrived as part of the latest operating system update for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac, and Pogue believes it has the potential to transform the way users interact with their devices.

According to Pogue, Siri now replaces the need for most Google searches, ChatGPT or Claude interactions, and the countless hours spent fumbling around with apps, searching, dragging, copying, finding, tapping, and pasting. The challenge, however, will be getting used to the habit of using Siri instead of opening apps and manually searching for information.

Pogue, who tested the beta-version of Siri throughout the summer, grew increasingly excited about its capabilities. Once the final version was released, he decided to conduct a thorough evaluation by running 125 different tests. While Siri is not perfect, Pogue found that it works quite well in many situations.

To illustrate his findings, Pogue provided 125 examples of Siri prompts he issued and detailed the results, including some surprising successes and a few failures. The failures revealed areas where Apple needs to improve Siri's performance, particularly in terms of connecting with more apps, such as Health.

In conclusion, Siri AI has proven to be a valuable addition to Apple's ecosystem, saving users significant time and effort. However, there is still work to be done to make Siri even more effective and seamless to use.