The Verge tested Apple's latest Siri iteration, and for the first time, the assistant feels genuinely intelligent rather than command-based. Multi-step requests parse naturally: 'remind me to call my dentist when I leave the gym if I haven't already booked an appointment.'
This works because Siri now has on-device reasoning. It parses intent, checks calendar state, understands location logic, and synthesizes a coherent action plan—all without leaving your device.
The generational shift: past Siri required exact keyword matching and explicit intent declaration. New Siri infers intent from casual language. It catches contradictions ('wait, you're already booked'). It asks clarifying questions when ambiguous.
The tradeoff remains: on-device reasoning is smaller and slower than cloud models. But for daily tasks, the speed and privacy win outweighs capability gaps.