Siri may know a lot more, but it’s still not smart

Macworld After years of complaints about its limitations and poor overall performance, Siri finally received its long-overdue AI-centric overhaul with iOS 27. The virtual assistant now has a large language model (LLM) foundation, allowing it to comprehend natural speech and discuss a wider range of topics, uniquely analyze what’s visible on your screen, surface your personal data, and perform in-app actions when prompted. But while Siri AI undoubtedly addresses many of our main issues with its knowledge, it’s position in iOS 27, while technically still in beta mode but very much available to everyone, introduces a whole new set of drawbacks. From questionable design decisions to lingering unreliability, the new Siri still has a long way to go. Stealing the Spotlight Spotlight Search was once one of the best tools to find any local file, launch apps, define words, run shortcuts, calculate, and much more. It was predictable, and it worked well; you swi