Apple Sends Siri Staff to AI 'Cram School', Jensen Huang's Bold Prediction Begins to Materialize
Apple is reportedly sending nearly 200 engineers from its Siri team to a multi-week AI programming "boot camp" to retrain them in AI-assisted coding, just two months before its major WWDC event. This unusual move reflects Apple's urgent effort to modernize Siri’s development process amid industry-wide shifts toward AI-powered tools like Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex.
The restructured Siri team now consists of only about 60 core developers, with another 60 assigned to test Siri’s performance and safety. The reshuffle follows internal delays in launching a new AI-powered Siri, originally planned for early 2025. Under new leadership—software chief Craig Federighi and hardware veteran Mike Rockwell—Apple is pushing to integrate Google’s Gemini model to power a more conversational, multi-step capable Siri.
The situation underscores a broader trend: engineers who don’t adapt to AI tools risk being sidelined, as companies like Meta and NVIDIA emphasize AI-augmented productivity. While Apple’s retraining approach is relatively supportive compared to outright layoffs, it highlights how rapidly AI is reshaping tech roles—making traditional skills less relevant and accelerating a new industrial standard for software development.
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