Apple sends 200 engineers
Apple moved nearly 200 engineers into a multi‑week AI coding bootcamp that uses tools such as Claude Code, according to internal posts. That reassignment reportedly left roughly 60 engineers on core Siri development and another ~60 focused on testing and evaluation. (x.com) (x.com)
Apple has pulled nearly 200 Siri engineers into a multi-week artificial intelligence coding bootcamp as it races to rebuild its delayed voice assistant. (macrumors.com) The training is centered on “coding with AI,” according to reports citing internal posts, and includes tools such as Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex. The Information’s account, echoed by MacRumors and 9to5Mac on April 15, said the reassignment left about 60 engineers on core Siri development and about 60 more on testing and evaluation. (9to5mac.com) Claude Code is a programming assistant that can read a codebase, edit files, run commands, and work across multiple tools from a prompt in plain English. Anthropic describes it as an “agentic” system, meaning it can take multi-step actions rather than just suggest single lines of code. (code.claude.com) Apple is making the shift after missing its earlier timetable for a more personalized Siri. In a statement published on March 7, 2025, Apple said the new Siri features would take longer than expected and would roll out in 2026 instead. (daringfireball.net) Those delayed features were the centerpiece of Apple Intelligence demos in 2024: Siri that could understand personal context, see what is on your screen, and take actions across apps. Apple has already shipped smaller pieces, including Type to Siri and ChatGPT integration, but the broader overhaul has remained unfinished. (cnbc.com) The bootcamp also lands after Apple changed who runs Siri. MacRumors reported that software chief Craig Federighi now oversees Apple’s artificial intelligence work and that Mike Rockwell, who led Vision Pro, is running the Siri team. (macrumors.com) Apple’s calendar adds pressure. The company’s Worldwide Developers Conference runs June 8 through June 12, 2026, giving Apple less than two months to show developers what is next for Siri and the rest of its software platform. (developer.apple.com) Apple has not publicly detailed the bootcamp or confirmed the reported staffing split. But the move shows the company is trying to speed Siri development by changing how its own engineers write software before it tries to change how Siri talks back. (appleinsider.com)
