Apple to change the ‘Hey Siri’ voice assistant command to just ‘Siri’
Apple to change the ‘Hey Siri’ voice assistant command to just ‘Siri’
Looks like Apple wants to change the “Hey Siri” trigger phrase to just “Siri”, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This means, in the future, users would just need to say “Siri” followed by a command to activate the voice assistant. As Gurman reports, Apple has been working on this change for several months and is expected to roll it out next year or in 2024. For many, this might seem like a small change but for Apple engineers, the initiative is a “technical challenge that requires a significant amount of AI training and underlying engineering work,” to get the feature work properly, as Siri understands multiple languages and dialects. Also read | 5 times Apple’s controversial design decisions sparked debates Right now, the two-trigger phrase “Hey, Siri” sometimes accidentally activates Apple’s voice assistant on the HomePods. If Apple is successfully able to drop the “Hey” trigger phrase, this would bring Siri in line with Amazon’s Alexa which can already be activated using just “Alexa.” In the past, Microsoft dropped the word “Hey” from its voice command that wakes up Cortana. Before that change, Cortana was summoned on smart speakers with the phrase “Hey, Cortana.” Two-word phrases, either “Hey, Google ” or “Ok, Google” activate Google Assistant. The change to Siri’s wake words isn’t the only change planned in the future. According to Gurman, Apple could further integrate Siri into third-party apps and services, while also improving its ability to understand and process users’ requests. Earlier this year, Apple added a new voice recorded by a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Subscriber Only Stories View All Premium ExplainSpeaking | Why US central bank is forcing its economy into recession Premium Field report: Why farmers are still burning stubble despite machines bein... Premium RBI withdrew $66.73 billion from overseas banks to prop up Re in H1 Premium Atmospheric scientist, Professor, IIT Kanpur: Strengthen pollution regula... Subscribe now at less than Rs 4/day Apple debuted Siri, the voice-enabled personal assistant on the iPhone 4s in 2011. Susan Bennett’s voice was used by Apple for Siri from 2011 to 2013.