Overview

• Bloomberg reports that Robby Walker plans to leave Apple at the end of October, and the company declined to comment.
• Walker led Siri until earlier this year before moving in April to the Answers, Information and Knowledge group building an AI web search product targeted for 2026.
• Apple’s next-generation Siri is now expected as soon as spring 2026 after delays tied to quality shortfalls in Apple Intelligence features.
• Apple already taps OpenAI’s ChatGPT for general knowledge in Apple Intelligence and is reportedly considering Google’s Gemini to power parts of the new Siri.
• Leadership responsibilities have shifted as reports differ on who oversees Siri—naming either Craig Federighi or Mike Rockwell—while several senior AI researchers have recently left for Meta.