Apple has indefinitely delayed its promised AI upgrades to Siri after top executives determined the features \”didn’t work properly — or as advertised\” The company announced the enhancements to its digital assistant, which were unveiled with much fanfare at last June’s Worldwide Developers Conference, won’t arrive until sometime in \”the coming year\” These features, which would allow Siri to access users’ personal information and provide more precise app control, were originally slated for the iOS 18.4 update this April. Internal sources indicate the features may not be released until next year at the earliest, with some in Apple’s AI division believing the company might need to \”rebuild the functions from scratch\” Apple employees are questioning whether CEO Tim Cook or the board needs to intervene to change the AI division’s leadership to prevent the company from falling further behind competitors. Meanwhile, rivals like Amazon are moving ahead, with the launch of Alexa+ expected this month. In anticipation of customer backlash, Apple has instructed its support representatives to tell inquiring customers that these Siri features will arrive \”in the coming year.\”