The Creators of Siri Are Releasing a New AI Next Week

Although you might associate Siri with Apple, that particular pocket assistant wasn't born in Cupertino. In fact, Siri was an independent app before its acquisition by Apple in 2010, and now its founders are back with a new and improved version, "Viv." According to a report in the Washington Post, two of Siri's founders, Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer, are on the cusp of launching a new AI. Name Viv, it's purported to be an even more useful and intuitive assistant than Siri, Google, Cortana or Alexa. All of those are limited by interactions: sure, they can all play music off Spotify or order an Uber, but it's limited to picking from a list of scripted responses.