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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is currently working on updating Siri,
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Removing the need for the trigger phrase "Hey Siri", which is required to activate the digital voice assistant.
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Gurman stated in his Power On newsletter that Apple is developing a way for Siri not to need the "Hey Siri" trigger phrase
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But instead simply saying "Siri". Gurman states that the new feature will be available in 2024 or next year.
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Official Statement: The company is working on an initiative to drop the "Hey in the trigger phrase so that a user only needs to say "Siri"—along with a command.
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While that might seem like a small change, making the switch is a technical challenge that requires a significant amount of AI training and underlying engineering work.
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The complexity involves Siri being able to understand the singular phrase "Siri" in multiple different accents and dialects.
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Having two words—"Hey Siri"—increases the likelihood of the system properly picking up the signal.
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