I spent 48 hours comparing Siri AI to Gemini — and Apple really impressed me

It’s safe to say Apple has taken its sweet time bringing its AI ambitions to fruition. After debuting Apple Intelligence two years ago, Apple unveiled a whole new Siri at WWDC 2026 last week. Dubbed Siri AI, the completely rebuilt virtual assistant is a complete overhaul of the much-maligned, on-device voice assistant with Apple Intelligence underpinnings.