Apple's latest Ferret AI model is a step towards Siri seeing and controlling iPhone apps

Apple is still working on ways to help Siri see apps on a display, as a new paper explains how it is working on a version of Ferret that will work locally on an iPhone. A ferret in the wild - Image Credit: Pixabay/Michael Sehlmeyer The work by Apple to bring Siri up to speed with other AI systems usable on a smartphone is gradually accelerating. While immediate attempts to bring a new more contextual Siri to fruition isn't quite ready for primetime , Apple is still looking to the future for other updates it can do to its assistant and Apple Intelligence . It seems that the path ahead is to focus on its strength: local processing of queries. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums