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Title: Apple's latest AI project may be a web search tool

Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2025 23:06:19 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/ai/apples-latest-ai-...

Apple continues to seek a foothold in the artificial intelligence race, and
its next effort could bring the company into web search. Mark Gurman at
Bloomberg reports that Apple is building a search platform that it may
incorporate into its AI-driven overhaul of Siri. Sources said the tool,
internally called World Knowledge Answers, could also be added to the Safari
web browser and the Spotlight smartphone search interface.

Apple's efforts in AI have been under the microscope since the lackluster
introduction of Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024. Since then, the company
appears to still be foundering, with its revitalized and AI-empowered Siri
now not due to arrive until 2026. This proposed search tool would be part of
that planned Siri re-launch next spring.

Some core aspects of Siri are still up in the air. The company has reportedly
trialed using Google's Gemini to power a version of the AI assistant,
although it hasn't committed to using that approach. Considering an outside
partnership for this critical feature is one path Apple could take to
bolstering its AI offerings. CEO Tim Cook has also said the company is open
to acquisitions to pursue its current roadmap. There were even rumors that
the company had its eyes on snapping up Perplexity.

Apple has historically avoided getting involved in search, but this
development could reflect how more of its potential customers are turning to
AI chatbots to access information online. And particularly if the company
brings an AI option to Safari, Apple might be able to compete more directly
to other tech majors that offer their own-branded chatbots, such as Google
with Gemini or Microsoft with Copilot. It could also draw closer to parity
with AI companies that are entering the browser game, such as Perplexity and
OpenAI.

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