Apple wants to modify the voice assistant’s wake-up command from “Hey Siri” to just “Siri.” The Cupertino-based tech corporation has reportedly been working on this feature for several months, according to a Bloomberg article. It might debut in 2024 or the next year. Even though it seems simple, a “substantial amount of AI training and underlying engineering work” would still be needed.
Apple has been making efforts to fix these recurring bugs
With Siri, there are a few perceived issues. The virtual assistant hasn’t always carried out the right action as requested by the user. It occasionally failed to respond to the user’s voice, especially when there are several Apple products around. Apple has been making efforts to fix these recurring bugs. The business recently modified Siri’s activation sound as well.
The reason behind the modification
Apple may be taking this action to compete with other well-liked voice assistants. With just the word “Alexa,” Amazon already makes its virtual assistant available to consumers. However, Google Assistant only answers “Ok Google” or “Hey Google” at this time. Before ending the service last year, Microsoft even switched the activation verb from “Hey Cortana” to “Cortana.”
Siri will undergo training to become used to various dialects and accents
It’s not as simple as it seems to change the virtual assistant’s wake-up command. Siri will undergo training to become used to various dialects and accents. Notably, the shortened phrase “Siri” is less understandable and more difficult for the system to recognize than the present two-word activation trigger “Hey Siri.”
Other enhancements to Siri will be available as well
Along with the new activation command, it will also claim additional improvements. The voice assistant will be better able to process user queries. It would also be integrated with more apps and services from third parties.
