[Apple May Change Strategy to Open Siri to External AI Assistants] According to a report by CLS, tech journalist Mark Gurman published an article on March 26 local time stating that Apple plans to open Siri to external AI assistants in an effort to strengthen the iPhone's position as an AI platform. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that Apple is preparing to make this change as part of a comprehensive upgrade to Siri in the upcoming iOS 27 operating system update. Through its collaboration with OpenAI, Siri is already able to integrate with ChatGPT, but Apple will now also allow integration with other competing products. It is reported that Apple is developing new tools to enable AI chatbot applications installed via the App Store to integrate with the Siri assistant.