You know that friend who's enthusiastic but not particularly bright? That's been Siri for over a decade. Ask for the weather and it's golden, but try getting help with anything remotely complex and you're left talking to yourself. This frustration isn't just yours—it's costing Apple billions in AI credibility while competitors surge ahead. What you need to know: Apple isn't just adding ChatGPT-5 to iOS 26—they're completely reimagining what your iPhone's AI can do. The company is developing a 150-billion parameter model that benchmarks suggest "approaches the quality of recent ChatGPT rollouts," while simultaneously creating an internal "answer engine" through their new AKI team (Answers, Knowledge and Information). This dual approach—internal development plus strategic partnerships—represents Apple's most aggressive AI push since the original iPhone. The Great AI Infrastructure Gamble Here's the kicker: Apple's AI strategy might actually work because it's arriving late to the...more
