United Kingdom, Oct. 20 -- Some Apple engineers are reportedly worried that the new Siri launching in iOS 26.4 still falls short of competitors like ChatGPT.

According to Bloomberg, early testers inside Apple have raised concerns that the new Siri in iOS 26.4 still lags behind AI rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, despite being pitched as the centerpiece of Apple's artificial intelligence reboot.

The redesigned Siri is expected to offer more natural conversations, better contextual awareness, and deeper integration with apps - but insiders claim the progress has been uneven.

Several key figures within Apple's AI and machine learning division, including members of the Apple Foundation Models team, have left in recent mont...