Apple’s Siri chief calls AI delays ugly and embarrassing, promises fixes

A spokesperson for Cupertino, California-based Apple declined to comment on the meeting, which was put on the schedule last week. On Feb. 14, Bloomberg News reported that Apple was struggling with bugs and engineering problems on its planned artificial intelligence tools for Siri. At the time, the company postponed the release from April to May, aiming to include the features in its iOS 18.5 operating system. Now it’s looking to add them as an update as early as the iOS 19 software cycle next year. Apple shares had fallen 16% this year through Thursday’s close, part of a broader stock…