{
  "id": 18986930,
  "title": "Siri AI Rumored to Become 'More Like an Agent' as Early as Next Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/siri-ai-rumored-to-become-more-like-an-agent-as-early-as-next-year",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-08T17:24:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/08/siri-ai-rumored-to-become-more-agentic/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple's Siri artificial intelligence (AI) system is said to be set for a significant upgrade, potentially becoming more like a proactive, always-on agent by next year, according to recent rumors. Mark Gurman, in his Power On newsletter, reported that Apple insiders have indicated this direction. According to Gurman, Siri could start tracking goals, determining the subsequent steps required, and continuing the pursuit of objectives without the user's continuous input, similar to systems like OpenAI's Dots, Meta's Muse, and Grok. Apple's ultimate goal, as per Gurman, is to achieve this level of AI sophistication with Siri, possibly as early as the upcoming year. Furthermore, sources suggest that Apple CEO John Ternus recently urged the software engineering chief, Craig Federighi, to accelerate the company's software roadmap and move beyond merely improving Siri.",
  "summary": "Siri AI is much more intelligent and personalized compared to classic Siri, but it is still not nearly as advanced as proactive, always-on agents like OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse. That may change, though, according to a new rumor. In his Power On newsletter today , Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman said he was told that Apple could make Siri function \"more like an agent\" as early as next year. However,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Siri AI set to become proactive agent by next year.",
    "Could track goals, determine subsequent steps, continue objectives autonomously.",
    "Apple CEO John Ternus pushes for accelerated software roadmap."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}