Comedian Allan Sherman once recorded a song called “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” about writing a letter home from a hated camp. Apple’s Siri engineers may be soon writing similar letters (okay, emails) back home soon, as the Cupertino company is shipping a goodly portion of them off to a multi-week bootcamp so they can learn how to code using AI, according to a report from The Information. Apple has just around two months before it is expected to unveil a smarter, more personalized version at WWDC 2026.
While a good number of engineers are shipped off to coding camp, approximately 60 members of the Siri development will stick around to keep working on Siri. Meanwhile, another 60 chosen ones will test Siri to ensure Siri is working properly, understanding and executing commands from users, and is staying within set safety standards.
While coding with AI is quickly becoming the industry standard, Apple’s Siri team are said to have a “reputation as a laggard inside Apple.”
Apple’s Siri team was unable to deliver as promised when the company promised in 2024 that the improved Siri would debut in iOS 18. Now, almost two years later, they still haven’t delivered anything of great worth. Apple has since had a major shakeup in its executive ranks, with Apple replacing AI chief John Giannandrea, who is expected to officially retire this week.
Apple CEO Tim Cook had stripped away control of the Siri team from Giannandrea back in March 2025, following reports that Cook had “lost confidence” in his ability to “execute on product development.” Apple exec Mike Rockwell took over the Siri project, while the rest of Giannandrea’s responsibilities were handled by Eddy Cue, Craig Federighi, and Sabih Khan.
