Apple’s Secret ‘Veritas’ Chatbot: Why Siri’s Upgrade May Depend on Google Gemini

Apple is quietly running tests with an internal chatbot called Veritas—a behind-the-scenes tool designed to experiment with Siri’s long-promised upgrades.

What’s interesting?

• Employees can use it like ChatGPT or Gemini, holding conversations, revisiting past chats, and trying out in-app tasks like editing photos.
• Despite its potential, Apple has no plans to release Veritas publicly. Instead, the company looks set to rely on Google’s Gemini for AI-powered search.
• This raises a bigger question: is Apple building its own future, or outsourcing it?

The muted reception to “Apple Intelligence” and repeated Siri delays suggest the company is struggling to catch up. Veritas may be a powerful testing ground—but without a consumer launch, it risks being little more than a lab experiment.

The real signal? Apple’s next big leap in voice and search might not come from Siri at all.

Stay tuned—because whoever controls this space controls the next wave of growth online.