Apple WWDC 2026: Siri gets an AI makeover, its biggest upgrade since 2011 debut

Apple on Monday unveiled a long-awaited overhaul of Siri at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026, introducing a more conversational, context-aware version of its digital assistant as the company seeks to catch up with rivals such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude.

The launch marks Apple’s biggest Siri upgrade since the voice assistant debuted on the iPhone in 2011. While Apple first teased a smarter Siri as part of its Apple Intelligence push in 2024, many of those features were delayed, leading to growing criticism that the company was falling behind in the AI race.