Apple's senior director Robby Walker admitted to staff that delays to key AI features for Siri have been 'ugly' and 'embarrassing.' The enhancements for Siri, promoted before they were ready, are now indefinitely postponed.

Our own John-Anthony Disotto calls Apple Intelligence " a fever dream " that perhaps Apple might like to forget. Fast Company's Harry McKracken is a bit more measured and while he thinks Apple might've failed to "emotionally bond with Siri" he writes that he'd rather see a "great" Siri than one that arrives "on time."

We're still waiting for a smarter Siri in Apple Intelligence — and that's a problem. Here's a closer look at the challenges facing Apple ahead of this year's iOS 19 update.