<s>
Siri	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
that	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
watchOS	B-Device
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
audioOS	B-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
voice	O
queries	O
,	O
gesture	O
based	O
control	O
,	O
focus-tracking	O
and	O
a	O
natural-language	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
to	O
answer	O
questions	O
,	O
make	O
recommendations	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
actions	O
by	O
delegating	O
requests	O
to	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
Internet	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
a	O
project	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
SRI	O
International	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Nuance	O
Communications	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
uses	O
advanced	O
machine	O
learning	O
technologies	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Apple	O
acquired	O
it	O
and	O
integrated	O
into	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
at	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
4	O
October	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
separate	O
app	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
has	O
since	O
been	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
products	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
adapted	O
into	O
other	O
hardware	O
devices	O
including	O
newer	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
and	O
HomePod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
supports	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
user	O
commands	O
,	O
including	O
performing	O
phone	O
actions	O
,	O
checking	O
basic	O
information	O
,	O
scheduling	O
events	O
and	O
reminders	O
,	O
handling	O
device	O
settings	O
,	O
searching	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
navigating	O
areas	O
,	O
finding	O
information	O
on	O
entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
engage	O
with	O
iOS-integrated	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
opened	O
up	O
limited	O
third-party	O
access	O
to	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
including	O
third-party	O
messaging	O
apps	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
payments	O
,	O
ride-sharing	O
,	O
and	O
Internet	B-Application
calling	I-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	O
updated	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
and	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
follow-up	O
questions	O
,	O
language	O
translation	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
third-party	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
's	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
contextual	O
knowledge	O
of	O
user	O
information	O
,	O
including	O
calendar	O
appointments	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
requiring	O
stiff	O
user	O
commands	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
flexibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
and	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
media	O
reports	O
said	O
that	O
Siri	B-Application
lacked	O
innovation	O
,	O
particularly	O
against	O
new	O
competing	O
voice	B-Protocol
assistants	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reports	O
concerned	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
limited	O
set	O
of	O
features	O
,	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
undeveloped	O
service	O
integrations	O
as	O
causing	O
trouble	O
for	O
Apple	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
cloud-based	O
services	O
;	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
complaints	O
reportedly	O
due	O
to	O
stifled	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
caused	O
by	O
Apple	O
's	O
prioritization	O
of	O
user	O
privacy	O
and	O
executive	O
power	O
struggles	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-out	B-Application
from	O
the	O
SRI	O
International	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
Center	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
offshoot	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
Defense	O
Advanced	O
Research	O
Projects	O
Agency	O
's	O
(	O
DARPA	O
)	O
-funded	O
CALO	B-General_Concept
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SRI	O
International	O
used	O
the	O
NABC	O
Framework	O
to	O
define	O
the	O
value	O
proposition	O
for	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kittlaus	O
named	O
Siri	B-Application
after	O
a	O
co-worker	O
in	O
Norway	O
;	O
the	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
short	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
name	O
Sigrid	O
,	O
from	O
Old	O
Norse	O
Sigríðr	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
sigr	O
"	O
victory	O
"	O
and	O
fríðr	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
's	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Nuance	O
Communications	O
,	O
a	O
speech	O
technology	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
system	O
uses	O
sophisticated	O
machine	O
learning	O
techniques	O
,	O
including	O
convolutional	B-Architecture
neural	I-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
and	O
long	B-Algorithm
short-term	I-Algorithm
memory	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
Siri	B-Application
prototype	O
was	O
implemented	O
using	O
the	O
Active	O
platform	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
project	O
between	O
the	B-Application
Artificial	I-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
Center	O
of	O
SRI	O
International	O
and	O
the	O
Vrai	O
Group	O
at	O
Ecole	O
Polytechnique	O
Fédérale	O
de	O
Lausanne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Active	O
platform	O
was	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
a	O
Ph.D.	O
thesis	O
led	O
by	O
Didier	O
Guzzoni	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
Siri	B-Application
as	O
its	O
chief	O
scientist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
notion	O
of	O
a	O
digital	B-Protocol
personal	I-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
1987	O
concept	O
video	O
,	O
Knowledge	B-Device
Navigator	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
American	O
voice	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
was	O
recorded	O
in	O
July	O
2005	O
by	O
Susan	O
Bennett	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
unaware	O
it	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
voice	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
report	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
about	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
their	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
machine	O
learning	O
developments	O
,	O
hinted	O
that	O
Allison	O
Dufty	O
was	O
the	O
voice	O
behind	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
disproven	O
when	O
Dufty	O
wrote	O
on	O
her	O
website	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
"	O
absolutely	O
,	O
positively	O
not	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Siri.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
growing	O
pressure	O
,	O
Bennett	O
revealed	O
her	O
role	O
as	O
Siri	B-Application
in	O
October	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
claim	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Ed	O
Primeau	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
audio	O
forensics	O
expert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
British	O
male	O
voice	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Jon	O
Briggs	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
technology	O
journalist	O
and	O
for	O
12	O
years	O
narrated	O
for	O
the	O
hit	O
BBC	O
quiz	O
show	O
The	B-Application
Weakest	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
he	O
was	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
by	O
watching	O
television	O
,	O
he	O
first	O
spoke	O
about	O
the	O
role	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	O
auditioned	O
hundreds	O
of	O
candidates	O
to	O
find	O
new	O
female	O
voices	O
,	O
then	O
recorded	O
several	O
hours	O
of	O
speech	O
,	O
including	O
different	O
personalities	O
and	O
expressions	O
,	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
new	O
text-to-speech	B-Application
voice	O
based	O
on	O
deep	B-Algorithm
learning	I-Algorithm
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
added	O
Quinn	O
,	O
its	O
first	O
gender-neutral	O
voice	O
as	O
a	O
fifth	O
user	O
option	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
15.4	O
developer	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
released	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
also	O
intending	O
to	O
release	O
Siri	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Apple	O
acquired	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
Apple	O
removed	O
the	O
existing	O
standalone	O
Siri	B-Application
app	O
from	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechCrunch	O
wrote	O
that	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Siri	B-Application
app	O
supports	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
its	O
removal	O
from	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
might	O
also	O
have	O
had	O
a	O
financial	O
aspect	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
in	O
providing	O
an	O
incentive	O
for	O
customers	O
to	O
upgrade	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
developer	O
Steven	O
Troughton-Smith	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
managed	O
to	O
port	O
Siri	B-Application
to	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
without	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Troughton-Smith	O
,	O
working	O
with	O
an	O
anonymous	O
person	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Chpwn	O
"	O
,	O
managed	O
to	O
fully	O
hack	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
enabling	O
its	O
full	O
functionalities	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
developers	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
successfully	O
create	O
and	O
distribute	O
legal	O
ports	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
to	O
any	O
device	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
a	O
proxy	B-Application
server	I-Application
was	O
required	O
for	O
Apple	O
server	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
Apple	O
has	O
expanded	O
the	O
line	O
of	O
officially	O
supported	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
newer	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
support	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
support	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
support	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
Siri	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
support	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
HomePod	B-Device
support	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
offers	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
to	O
interact	O
with	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
including	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
usually	O
uses	O
Wikipedia	O
to	O
answer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Search	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Define	O
...	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Find	O
pictures	O
of	O
...	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Search	O
Twitter	B-Application
for	O
...	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
numerous	O
pre-programmed	O
responses	O
to	O
amusing	O
questions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
which	O
Siri	B-Application
may	O
reply	O
"	O
All	O
evidence	O
to	O
date	O
suggests	O
it	O
's	O
chocolate	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Why	O
am	O
I	O
here	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
limited	O
to	O
female	O
voices	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
that	O
Siri	B-Application
would	O
feature	O
a	O
gender	O
option	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
male	O
voice	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Apple	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
speak	O
"	O
Hey	B-Application
Siri	I-Application
"	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
assistant	B-Application
without	O
the	O
requirement	O
of	O
physically	O
handling	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Hey	B-Application
Siri	I-Application
"	O
feature	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
individualized	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
a	O
presumed	O
effort	O
to	O
prevent	O
non-owner	O
activation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
opened	O
up	O
limited	O
third-party	O
developer	O
access	O
to	O
Siri	B-Application
through	O
a	O
dedicated	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
API	B-Application
restricts	O
usage	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
to	O
engaging	O
with	O
third-party	O
messaging	O
apps	O
,	O
payment	O
apps	O
,	O
ride-sharing	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
Internet	B-Application
calling	I-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
,	O
Siri	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
handle	O
follow-up	O
questions	O
,	O
supports	O
language	O
translation	O
,	O
and	O
opens	O
up	O
to	O
more	O
third-party	O
actions	O
,	O
including	O
task	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
type	O
to	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
privacy-minded	O
"	O
on-device	O
learning	O
"	O
technique	O
improves	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
suggestions	O
by	O
privately	O
analyzing	O
personal	O
usage	O
of	O
different	O
iOS	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
during	O
its	O
beta	O
release	O
as	O
an	O
integrated	O
part	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MG	O
Siegler	O
of	O
TechCrunch	O
wrote	O
that	O
Siri	B-Application
was	O
"	O
great	O
,	O
"	O
praising	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
Siri	B-Application
after	O
losing	O
the	O
beta	O
tag	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
times	O
Siri	B-Application
has	O
n't	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
understand	O
and	O
execute	O
my	O
request	O
is	O
astonishingly	O
low	O
....	O
Just	O
imagine	O
what	O
will	O
happen	O
when	O
Apple	O
partners	O
with	O
other	O
services	O
to	O
expand	O
Siri	B-Application
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
imagine	O
when	O
they	O
have	O
an	O
API	B-Application
that	O
any	O
developer	O
can	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
David	O
Pogue	O
also	O
praised	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
language	B-General_Concept
understanding	I-General_Concept
and	O
ability	O
to	O
understand	O
context	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
 [ Siri ] 	O
thinks	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
,	O
displays	O
a	O
beautifully	O
formatted	O
response	O
and	O
speaks	O
in	O
a	O
calm	O
female	O
voice	O
....	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
understands	O
everything	O
from	O
,	O
'	O
What	O
's	O
the	O
weather	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
like	O
in	O
Tucson	O
this	O
weekend	O
?	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
responded	O
,	O
'	O
Note	O
that	O
you	O
already	O
have	O
an	O
all-day	O
appointment	O
about	O
"	O
Boston	O
Trip	O
"	O
for	O
this	O
Thursday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacqui	O
Cheng	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
wrote	O
that	O
Apple	O
's	O
claims	O
of	O
what	O
Siri	B-Application
could	O
do	O
were	O
bold	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
early	O
demos	O
"	O
even	O
bolder	O
"	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Siri	B-Application
shows	O
real	O
potential	O
,	O
these	O
kinds	O
of	O
high	O
expectations	O
are	O
bound	O
to	O
be	O
disappointed	O
....	O
Apple	O
makes	O
clear	O
that	O
the	O
product	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
beta	O
—	O
an	O
appropriate	O
label	O
,	O
in	O
our	O
opinion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
included	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Send	O
a	O
text	O
to	O
Jason	O
,	O
Clint	O
,	O
Sam	O
,	O
and	O
Lee	O
saying	O
we	O
're	O
having	O
dinner	O
at	O
Silver	O
Cloud	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
Siri	B-Application
interpreted	O
as	O
sending	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
Jason	O
only	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
text	O
"	O
Clint	O
Sam	O
and	O
Lee	O
saying	O
we	O
're	O
having	O
dinner	O
at	O
Silver	O
Cloud.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
executive	O
chairman	O
and	O
former	O
chief	O
,	O
Eric	O
Schmidt	O
,	O
conceded	O
that	O
Siri	B-Application
could	O
pose	O
a	O
competitive	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
core	O
search	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
pro-abortion	O
rights	O
organizations	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
Liberties	O
Union	O
(	O
ACLU	O
)	O
and	O
NARAL	O
Pro-Choice	O
America	O
,	O
after	O
users	O
found	O
that	O
Siri	B-Application
could	O
not	O
provide	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
birth	O
control	O
or	O
abortion	O
providers	O
nearby	O
,	O
sometimes	O
directing	O
users	O
to	O
crisis	O
pregnancy	O
centers	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Our	O
customers	O
want	O
to	O
use	O
Siri	B-Application
to	O
find	O
out	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
it	O
can	O
find	O
a	O
lot	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
always	O
find	O
what	O
you	O
want	O
....	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
simply	O
means	O
that	O
as	O
we	O
bring	O
Siri	B-Application
from	O
beta	O
to	O
a	O
final	O
product	O
,	O
we	O
find	O
places	O
where	O
we	O
can	O
do	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
will	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Fast	O
Company	O
reported	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
then-recent	O
months	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
had	O
begun	O
to	O
confuse	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
abortion	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
adoption	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
health	O
experts	O
"	O
who	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
situation	O
had	O
"	O
gotten	O
worse.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Fast	O
Companys	O
report	O
,	O
the	O
situation	O
had	O
changed	O
slightly	O
,	O
with	O
Siri	B-Application
offering	O
"	O
a	O
more	O
comprehensive	O
list	O
of	O
Planned	O
Parenthood	O
facilities	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
"	O
Adoption	O
clinics	O
continue	O
to	O
pop	O
up	O
,	O
but	O
near	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
list.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
has	O
also	O
not	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
some	O
English	O
speakers	O
with	O
distinctive	O
accents	O
,	O
including	O
Scottish	O
and	O
Americans	O
from	O
Boston	O
or	O
the	O
South	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Frank	O
M	O
.	O
Fazio	O
filed	O
a	O
class	O
action	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Apple	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
bought	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
and	O
felt	O
misled	O
about	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
alleging	O
its	O
failing	O
to	O
function	O
as	O
depicted	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
Siri	B-Application
commercials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fazio	O
filed	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
in	O
California	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
was	O
merely	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
expensive	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
"	O
if	O
Siri	B-Application
fails	O
to	O
function	O
as	O
advertised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
The	O
Verges	O
Sean	O
O'Kane	O
wrote	O
about	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
major	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
updates	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
headline	O
stating	O
"	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
big	O
upgrades	O
wo	O
n't	O
matter	O
if	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
understand	O
its	O
users	O
"	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
Apple	O
did	O
n't	O
talk	O
about	O
was	O
solving	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
biggest	O
,	O
most	O
basic	O
flaws	O
:	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
not	O
very	O
good	O
at	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
when	O
it	O
gets	O
it	O
right	O
,	O
the	O
results	O
are	O
often	O
clunky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
these	O
problems	O
look	O
even	O
worse	O
when	O
you	O
consider	O
that	O
Apple	O
now	O
has	O
full-fledged	O
competitors	O
in	O
this	O
space	O
:	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
Alexa	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Cortana	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Assistant	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
perhaps	O
...	O
the	O
biggest	O
disappointment	O
among	O
Apple	O
's	O
cloud-based	O
services	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
it	O
needs	O
most	O
today	O
,	O
right	O
now	O
:	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Apple	O
bought	O
it	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
was	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
robust	O
digital	O
assistant	B-Application
that	O
could	O
do	O
many	O
things	O
,	O
and	O
integrate	O
with	O
many	O
services	O
—	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
built	O
by	O
a	O
startup	O
with	O
limited	O
funds	O
and	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Apple	O
bought	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
the	O
giant	O
company	O
seemed	O
to	O
treat	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
backwater	O
,	O
restricting	O
it	O
to	O
doing	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
,	O
slowly	O
increasing	O
number	O
of	O
tasks	O
,	O
like	O
telling	O
you	O
the	O
weather	O
,	O
sports	O
scores	O
,	O
movie	O
and	O
restaurant	O
listings	O
,	O
and	O
controlling	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
unhappy	O
founders	O
have	O
left	O
Apple	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
new	O
AI	B-Application
service	O
called	O
Viv	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
,	O
on	O
too	O
many	O
occasions	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
either	O
gets	O
things	O
wrong	O
,	O
does	O
n't	O
know	O
the	O
answer	O
,	O
or	O
ca	O
n't	O
verbalize	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Bloomberg	O
reported	O
that	O
Apple	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
unify	O
the	O
teams	O
behind	O
its	O
various	O
cloud-based	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
single	O
campus	O
and	O
reorganized	O
cloud	O
computing	O
resources	O
aimed	O
at	O
improving	O
the	O
processing	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
queries	O
,	O
although	O
another	O
report	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
called	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
"	O
bad.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
published	O
an	O
extensive	O
report	O
on	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
with	O
Siri	B-Application
following	O
competitors	O
 '	O
advancement	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
voice	B-Protocol
assistants	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
that	O
Apple	O
workers	O
 '	O
anxiety	O
levels	O
"	O
went	O
up	O
a	O
notch	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
Alexa	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Journal	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Today	O
,	O
Apple	O
is	O
playing	O
catch-up	O
in	O
a	O
product	O
category	O
it	O
invented	O
,	O
increasing	O
worries	O
about	O
whether	O
the	O
technology	O
giant	O
has	O
lost	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
innovation	O
edge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
report	O
gave	O
the	O
primary	O
causes	O
being	O
Apple	O
's	O
prioritization	O
of	O
user	O
privacy	O
,	O
including	O
randomly-tagged	O
six-month	O
Siri	B-Application
searches	O
,	O
whereas	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
keep	O
data	O
until	O
actively	O
discarded	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
and	O
executive	O
power	O
struggles	O
within	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
did	O
not	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
report	O
,	O
while	O
Eddy	O
Cue	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Apple	O
often	O
uses	O
generic	O
data	O
rather	O
than	O
user	O
data	O
to	O
train	O
its	O
systems	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
improve	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
performance	O
for	O
individual	O
users	O
with	O
information	O
kept	O
on	O
their	O
iPhones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
then-anonymous	O
whistleblower	O
and	O
former	O
Apple	O
contractor	O
Thomas	O
le	O
Bonniec	O
said	O
that	O
Siri	B-Application
regularly	O
records	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
users	O
 '	O
conversations	O
even	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recordings	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
Apple	O
contractors	O
grading	O
Siri	B-Application
's	O
responses	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
apologized	O
,	O
halted	O
the	O
Siri	B-Application
grading	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
plans	O
to	O
resume	O
"	O
later	O
this	O
fall	O
when	O
software	O
updates	O
are	O
released	O
to	O
 [ its ] 	O
users	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Application
13.2	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
opt	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
grading	O
program	O
and	O
to	O
delete	O
all	O
the	O
voice	O
recordings	O
that	O
Apple	O
has	O
stored	O
on	O
its	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
Thomas	O
le	O
Bonniec	O
revealed	O
himself	O
as	O
the	O
whistleblower	O
and	O
sent	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
European	O
data	O
protection	O
regulators	O
,	O
calling	O
on	O
them	O
to	O
investigate	O
Apple	O
's	O
"	O
past	O
and	O
present	O
"	O
use	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
recordings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Siri	B-Application
ships	O
with	O
a	O
vulgar	O
content	O
filter	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
disabled	O
by	O
default	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
manually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
if	O
Siri	B-Application
can	O
be	O
triggered	O
into	O
cursing	O
,	O
broadcasting	O
discriminatory	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
actions	O
will	O
most	O
likely	O
be	O
carried	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
its	O
history	O
,	O
multiple	O
methods	O
and	O
techniques	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
trigger	O
Siri	B-Application
into	O
swearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
would	O
issue	O
a	O
response	O
and	O
ask	O
the	O
user	O
if	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
hear	O
the	O
next	O
definition	O
;	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
replies	O
with	O
"	O
yes	O
,	O
"	O
Siri	B-Application
would	O
mention	O
"	O
mother	O
"	O
as	O
being	O
short	O
for	O
"	O
motherfucker.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
multiple	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
featuring	O
the	O
responses	O
and/or	O
how	O
to	O
trigger	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
is	O
picked	O
up	O
from	O
third-party	O
sources	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Oxford	I-Application
English	I-Application
Dictionary	I-Application
and	O
not	O
a	O
supplied	O
message	O
from	O
the	O
corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
provided	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
'	O
Puter	O
in	O
The	O
Lego	O
Batman	O
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
