The New Siri AI Is Here. Is It Actually Good?
Apple's new Siri AI is finally here. Is it actually good? Here's what it does in Apple's own demos, which iPhones, iPads and Macs get it, how the waitlist works, what David Pogue's 125 tests found, the $250 million settlement over the delay, the daily limits and the fee Apple says is coming, and whether it's worth upgrading for.
00:00 The new Siri, and is it any good?
00:21 Which iPhones get Siri AI
00:50 What it actually does
01:32 How to get it: the waitlist
01:52 Two years late, and the $250M settlement
02:38 Does it work?
03:42 Where it runs, and your privacy
04:16 Daily limits and a fee
05:00 Should you upgrade?
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Footage: Apple (WWDC 2026 keynote; Apple Support, How to get Siri AI; Apple's next big step for Siri and iPhone).
Music: "Wholesome" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
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Short version: • Siri AI Has a Daily Limit Apple Won't Name