After years of disabling Siri and avoiding Apple Intelligence entirely, one Verge reporter has spent their first 24 hours with Siri AI on the macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta. The early preview has prompted a reconsideration of Apple's AI ambitions, though the system is still indexing files and folders on test hardware.
This marks Apple's latest push to revitalize its digital assistant, which had largely stagnated in recent years. The new version integrates more deeply with system-level tasks, moving beyond simple queries into proactive file management and contextual awareness. However, the feature remains limited to the developer beta for now.
The reporter tested Siri AI on a review unit M5 MacBook Air and M5 Max MacBook Pro, though it remains unclear whether indexing has completed across all devices. Performance appeared smooth in early use, but the system is described as being in an “early preview state” with significant room for improvement before a public release later this year.
If Apple can refine Siri AI's reliability and speed, it could finally challenge competitors like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant in the desktop space. The success will depend on how well it handles privacy-sensitive tasks and integrates with third-party apps, areas where past Apple Intelligence efforts have struggled.
For now, the Verge notes the feature “has at least got me slightly rethinking things,” suggesting that while not yet transformative, Siri AI represents a meaningful step forward for Apple's ecosystem.