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It’s been nearly two years since Apple promised an AI-supercharged Siri, but if a new report is any indication, that transformation is finally upon us. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, there are quite a few pivotal changes incoming at Apple’s WWDC 2026, and almost all of them push Siri in a ChatGPT-like direction.
The biggest change is more of a philosophical shift. Gurman reports that Siri will be “completely rebuilt” for iOS 27 and is being envisioned more as an “always-on agent” than a typical voice assistant. The new Siri will reportedly be able to use your information to take actions across apps, similar to Gemini Intelligence, which Google announced for Android 17 this week. What actions Siri can perform are unclear, but if I were to guess, they’ll be similar to Gemini’s Intelligence, and include capabilities like booking reservations or placing grocery delivery orders based on a list.
On top of that, Siri is also being redesigned for easier back-and-forth interactions, similar to ChatGPT’s voice mode or Gemini Live. Gurman says that after you engage with Siri, you’re able to “swipe a transparent results card down,” which brings Siri into a “chatbot conversation mode.” This looks similar to a text message thread, according to the report, and the interface has mini cards so you can view results for things like weather or upcoming appointments and notes.
Siri is getting a little dose of AI-powered search, too. According to Gurman, the new and improved Siri will be able to pull information from the open web, so you’ll get more detailed answers when you ask Apple’s voice assistant questions, and you’ll also see bulleted information similar to other AI search via ChatGPT or Google’s AI Mode.
From the sounds of it, Siri will combine two of the most prevalent use cases for AI in its current iteration: in-depth web search and agents. It’s the latter that intrigues me the most, since it promises to actually help you do things on your phone with fewer taps—efficiency that I think most people would be quick to embrace if it actually works. “If it works” is still the biggest caveat here, though. The Siri revamp has been a long time coming, mostly because Apple was struggling to get its next-gen voice assistant up to snuff. Whether it was able to refine the experience is anyone’s guess, but it looks like we’ll finally find out sooner rather than later.
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