Following years of talk around Apple’s lack of innovation when it comes to Siri, Apple has promised the launch of a smarter version of its digital assistant coming this fall. Siri is getting a slew of new features and updates thanks to the addition of Apple Intelligence, the company’s generative AI offering, and a partnership with OpenAI. 

From ChatGPT integration to the ability to type instead of speak to Siri, there’s a lot of ways Siri will change in the coming months. Here’s a look at what the introduction of Apple Intelligence will allow you to do with the revamped digital assistant. 

ChatGPT integration on iPhone

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Siri will soon be able to tap into OpenAI’s ChatGPT to answer certain questions. For example, if you need recipe ideas to make a meal using some ingredients from your garden, you can ask Siri, and Siri will automatically feed that info to ChatGPT to generate some options for you.

You can include photos with the questions you ask ChatGPT via Siri, or ask questions related to documents or PDFs. For example, say you come across a flower you like while on a walk but don’t know what it’s called. You can take a picture of it and ask Siri what it’s called and where to find it.

You won’t need a ChatGPT account, but you will need to grant permission for Siri to tap into the service.

Personal context awareness

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With Apple Intelligence, Siri will become aware of your personal context, which means it can take actions that are unique to you. Siri will be able to use the information available on your device to find what you’re looking for. 

For instance, if you can’t remember whether your friend Alice shared a recipe with you in a text or an email, you can ask Siri to “pull up the recipe that Alice sent a few days ago.” Or, if you quickly need to find your passport number when booking a flight, you can ask Siri to pull it from your email or your images to automatically enter it into a required field.