Apple is working hard to make user interaction easier SiriAccording to . The company has reportedly spent the past few months training the digital assistant to respond to “Siri” instead of “Hey Siri.” On the surface, that’s a simple change, but one that Gurman says involves a “significant amount of AI training and underlying engineering work.” The reason for that is that a two-word trigger phrase like “Hey Siri” increases the likelihood of the software responding to a request.
This change will make it easier for multiple commands to be grouped together. It would allow Apple to catch up with Google and Amazon, who offer digital assistants that are more powerful. Alexa, for instance, is already capable of responding to just its name instead of “Hey Alexa.” Google Assistant, meanwhile, still requires you to say “Hey Google” or “Ok Google,” but can register back-to-back commands without the need for you to Repeat a wake word each time.
Gurman claims that Apple is working with third-party apps to integrate Siri better with their services and apps. All those changes could take some time to roll out, with Gurman noting the tweak to Siri’s wake phrase likely to come either next year or in 2024.
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