Apple recently confirmed the delay of the new “more personalized” Siri, which was teased last year at WWDC 2024. And while we argue about whether Apple Intelligence can become as good as other AI tools, Siri still struggles to answer a simple question like “what month is it?”
14 years later, Siri still can’t answer basic questions
As noted by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber after seeing a post on Reddit, Apple’s virtual assistant is unable to answer what month it is. I tried it myself and Siri answers with “Sorry, I don’t understand.” Many other users have seen similar results.
To make things even more embarrassing, people in the same Reddit thread have figured out some other questions that seem simple, but that Siri simply can’t answer. For example, asking “what is the current month?” results in Siri saying it’s “Saturday, March 1, 2025.”
Some people compared the result with other AI assistants such as Gemini and ChatGPT, and they all answered the same questions correctly.
When Apple introduced Siri in 2011, the company described the assistant as something that would let users naturally talk to their devices. However, almost 14 years later, it seems that Apple still hasn’t figured out how to make Siri work.
Top comment by Hetty
I only use Siri for basic things like turning the lights on and other Apple Home stuff, defining dictionary words, and maybe setting timers and reminders. I think it’s good to improve Siri, but at this point, I don’t really expect much from it - and I may not even think of reaching out to Siri even if it gets as smart as ChatGPT.
The company promised in June last year to launch a brand new Siri based on advanced AI. Apple showed videos of Siri answering questions based on personal context from data stored on the device, such as photos, emails, and text messages. The assistant would also be able to detect on-screen content for better context. All we’ve gotten so far is a new animation that disguises the same old Siri.
I really hope that Apple will finally focus on fixing Siri after everything that has happened since Apple Intelligence’s announcement last year. After all, we’re still waiting for things that were promised not last year, but in 2011.
To wrap up the article, watch the video below at 2:47 and think about Apple and Siri.
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