Overview
- Apple, which sources said Wednesday is retraining its staff, will send just under 200 Siri engineers to a multi‑week bootcamp to learn AI‑assisted coding, according to The Information.
- About 60 engineers will keep building Siri during the camp, and another 60 will test how well it handles user commands and meets Apple’s safety standards.
- The training focuses on using AI tools to write software rather than creating new AI models, after reports that the Siri group lagged while other Apple teams spent heavily on tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code.
- The push follows missed delivery of the iOS 18 Siri upgrade and a leadership reset that saw John Giannandrea step down and retire this week, with Craig Federighi now over AI and Mike Rockwell leading Siri.
- Reports say Apple plans to preview the revamped assistant at WWDC on June 8, with Google’s Gemini models expected to power parts of Apple Intelligence and broader features likely rolling out later this year.