Apple may finally be bringing a major AI upgrade to Siri. After nearly two years of waiting, a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests that Apple is developing a new chatbot called Campos. This could debut in late 2026 and give Siri true AI capabilities for the first time.
Right now, Siri is very different from AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. While Apple Intelligence powers Siri in part, Siri doesn’t hold a natural, back-and-forth conversation like those tools. It mainly responds to voice commands for tasks like sending messages, setting timers, or playing music.
According to Gurman, Campos will change that. The chatbot will be embedded directly into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS and summoned the same way as Siri. It is expected to have both voice and text-based chat features and will act more like a traditional AI assistant. Unlike ChatGPT or Gemini, Campos will integrate deeply into Apple’s ecosystem. It could interact with apps like Mail, Music, Podcasts, and Photos, and help control phone settings, make calls, open the camera, and more.
Apple is still planning to release Siri 2.0 in spring 2026 with iOS 26.4, bringing some AI capabilities announced back in 2024. These include the ability to analyze on-screen content and offer personalized recommendations. The chatbot features powered by Campos are expected to arrive later in the year, likely revealed at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
Campos will be integrated into iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, which are scheduled to launch alongside the iPhone 18 series in September 2026. Apple has slowly rolled out major features in the past, so it’s unclear whether all of Campos’ capabilities will be ready at launch or released gradually over time.
Apple executives have previously emphasized that their approach to AI isn’t focused on standalone chatbots. In a June interview, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior VP of software engineering, and Greg Joswiak, senior VP of worldwide marketing, said the goal was to weave AI into the user experience instead of creating a separate product. Federighi noted, “We aren’t defining what Apple Intelligence was to be a chatbot. It was never the goal.”
Campos appears to represent a shift in that thinking, combining Apple’s integrated approach with the conversational power of modern AI chatbots. By embedding it into core apps and allowing natural, interactive conversations, Apple could finally bring Siri into the same league as ChatGPT and Gemini while keeping it tightly linked to the Apple ecosystem.
In short, Siri 3.0 and Campos could redefine how users interact with Apple devices. Instead of simply responding to commands, Siri could become a true AI assistant capable of understanding context, answering questions, and assisting across apps and devices. Apple fans may finally get the long-awaited AI upgrade that turns Siri into a modern, conversational assistant in late 2026.
