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Generative AI is going directly into the iPhone. It helps with travel a little right now, but that's only the beginning.
Siri will soon be able to help users plan trips. Not complicated tasks like booking flights — yet — but the AI-enhanced Siri will be able to pull context from across apps to plan dinner in time for an event, or share real-time flight information.
For more complicated questions, Siri is getting a connection with ChatGPT.
Those were some of the many travel-related announcements that Apple made Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference, where the company shared updates for iOS 18, the Vision Pro VR headset, Apple Watch, and more.
See all the travel-related highlights below.
Siri and Upgraded AIApple said it is focused on integrating AI throughout its operating systems with the announcement of Apple Intelligence.
“Thanks to the capabilities of Apple Intelligence, this year marks the start of a new era for Siri," said Kelsey Peterson, director of machine learning and AI, during the event.
With the AI upgrade, Siri will be able to access details across the device’s Apple-owned apps. That means a user could ask for details on an upcoming booked flight, and Siri would cross-reference flight information from an