The Vergecast’s June 12 episode centers on early impressions of Apple’s upgraded Siri AI, which the hosts say finally appears useful after years of frustration. The discussion frames Siri’s progress as modest but potentially important: it may not feel novel, but it works well enough for everyday tasks. The episode also covers more personal social networking features from Instagram, Bluesky, and YouTube, plus a lightning round touching Claude Fable and other tech news.
Simon Willison says Apple’s 2024 Apple Intelligence rollout made him cautious, so he will believe the WWDC 2026 Siri AI claims only after seeing results. He notes the new features look more feasible, especially with a custom Gemini-derived model running on Private Cloud Compute. He also highlights vision LLM screen understanding and the new Core AI library for running PyTorch-derived models on Apple hardware.