iOS 27 to Let Users Swap ChatGPT for Rival AI Inside Siri
Apple plans to open Siri to seven competing AI assistants — including Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot, Perplexity, Alexa, and Meta AI — through a new "Extensions" system in iOS 27, ending ChatGPT's exclusive foothold inside Apple's ecosystem. The move, reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, is expected to be announced at WWDC on June 8, 2026. For the hundreds of millions of iPhone users who've been stuck with a single AI option, it marks a fundamental shift in how the most widely used smartphone platform handles AI integration.
Apple's decision to open Siri's AI layer reflects both competitive pressure and regulatory reality. The company struck its original ChatGPT partnership with OpenAI in 2024 as a stopgap — Siri's underlying intelligence lagged badly behind rivals, and Apple needed a credible AI story fast. That deal gave OpenAI extraordi…
