Apple Goes Agentic: Welcome To The New Siri

InnovationConsumer TechApple Goes Agentic: Welcome To The New SiriByJohn Koetsier,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster.Follow AuthorJun 09, 2026, 02:32pm EDTDid Apple just deliver ... an AI agent?SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIt remains to be seen if Apple’s new Siri is really any good at all. And it remains to be seen what Apple will do for Europe, which right now won’t get the new Siri on either iPhone or iPad. It also remains to be seen how far Apple will actually go in the future. But what we can pretty definitely say right now is that Apple just went agentic.And that’s a pretty big step.Among the many updates in Monday’s Apple Intelligence release is a feature in the Passwords app that fixes weak and compromised logins "with just a tap." Check how Apple describes the mechanics and the word that jumps out is one the company has spent two years carefully avoiding. Passwords now uses Apple Intelligence and Safari, in Apple’s own phrasing, “to agentically take action on a user's behalf,” securely navigating through websites to sign in and upgrade your accounts on its own.Agentically. Which means Siri is now an AI agent.There’s a bit more too. Here’s the full list:Passwords auto-upgrade: Siri navigates websites, signs in, and changes weak/compromised passwords for you.Safari Notify Me: you ask it to watch a page; it monitors over time and alerts you to restocks, price drops, etc.Describe a Shortcut: you describe a goal, Siri assembles the workflow steps on your behalf.Triggered Shortcuts automations: event-driven actions like setting tomorrow's alarm from your calendar, or porch lights on when food delivery arrives.Siri app actions: take action across apps: draft an email, edit and share a photo set, add a recipe to Notes.Siri mode in Camera: point and act: split a bill via Apple Cash, add calendar events from a poster.Mail suggestions: can take a...