Apple Employees Weren’t Sure If They Were Making A Bold, Game-Changing AI Assistant Or A Slight UI And Performance Update To Siri

CUPERTINO, CA — As rumors of a powerful AI assistant began circulating among users, internal sources confirmed Monday that Apple employees had been unsure whether they were making a bold, game-changing AI assistant or a slight UI and performance update to Siri.

"Yeah, there was something of an internal miscommunication there," said one Apple Vision Pro team member. "We assumed Craig Federighi's announcement of a digital assistant was referring to our updated Siri, but we've been seeing some emails congratulating the team behind 'Apple Copilot,' a completely different thing. I guess we'll see what happens during the official announcement next week at Apple's event!"

Another Apple team member said they had heard of a more powerful AI being developed but dismissed it at the time. "We figured the new Siri would push the limits of what Apple could do with AI," said one employee. "When several VPs began acting shocked and confused after using it, I started suspecting there was a newer, more powerful AI in the works — but why would Craig call Siri 'bold' and 'game-changing' if it wasn't? Boy, what a kerfuffle!"

At publishing time, Apple employees had expressed relief that the event cleared up all confusion, though consumers remained confused about it being a bold new AI10 years in the making or a slight UI and performance update to Siri.