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# Ternus pushes Federighi to speed up Apple's AI

Full title: Bloomberg (Gurman): Ternus pushes Federighi to speed up Apple's AI; Apple eyes an autonomous, agentic Siri as early as next year

Mark Gurman reported in Bloomberg's Power On newsletter on Nov 8, 2026 that Apple CEO John Ternus held a closed-door meeting with software chief Craig Federighi pushing him to accelerate Apple's AI road map beyond Siri tweaks, and that Apple is exploring an autonomous, agentic Siri as early as next year to rival ChatGPT Dots, Meta Muse and Grok. Siri chief Mike Rockwell is reported to be considering leaving. All based on anonymous sources.

## Key facts
- Ternus held a closed-door meeting with Federighi 'in the last few weeks', 'amid concerns about falling behind rivals' (Gurman on X, 555k views)
- Goal: 'move beyond responding to commands to an assistant that can proactively manage tasks and get things done on your behalf', as early as next year
- Gurman: Apple 'still lacks' a computer-use capability comparable to OpenAI's and Anthropic's agents
- Mike Rockwell 'continues to seriously consider leaving his role as Siri chief — or Apple altogether — next year'
- iOS 28 / macOS 28 development is changing: engineers get more time to explore features before locking them in

## Your AI and this story

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## Sources

1. [Bloomberg Power On: Apple explores turning Siri into a ChatGPT Dots-like agent (paywalled)](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-11-08/apple-explores-turning-siri-ai-into-chatgpt-dots-like-agent-ios-28-shake-up) (bloomberg.com, press)
2. [Mark Gurman on X: Ternus–Federighi meeting](https://x.com/markgurman/status/2119449283267371274) (x.com, press)
3. [Mark Gurman on X: agentic Siri as early as next year](https://x.com/markgurman/status/2119451386111005129) (x.com, press)
4. [The Verge: Apple is racing to make Siri more agentic](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1029552/apple-siri-ai-agentic) (theverge.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-09 (filed): Created from Gurman's X posts (news agent)

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