Apple Introduces Toggle to Deactivate Siri AI Agent on Newer iPhones

By Michael Grothaus · Fast Company · 2026-10-03

Fast Company reports that Apple now allows users to disable the chatbot functionality of its new Siri AI, which runs on Google’s Gemini models. While the underlying Apple Intelligence framework remains active for system tasks, this setting specifically targets the conversational

Fast Company reports that Apple now allows users to disable the chatbot functionality of its new Siri AI, which runs on Google’s Gemini models. While the underlying Apple Intelligence framework remains active for system tasks, this setting specifically targets the conversational