Apple Withholds Siri AI From Europe as DMA Data-Access Rules Block Fall Launch
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 14
Apple Withholds Siri AI From Europe as DMA Data-Access Rules Block Fall Launch
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 14
Summary
Apple plans to roll out Siri AI this fall in London and Toronto, but not in Paris or Berlin, leaving Europe outside the initial iPhone and iPad launch.
The dispute centers on the Digital Markets Act: Apple says Europe would require rival AI agents to get equivalent access to messages, files and chat history, and that the Commission rejected its proposed security layer and phased rollout.
Brussels says the launch decision is Apple's alone and that the DMA does not explicitly forbid Siri AI, but critics argue the law's browser-and-app-store logic does not fit an AI assistant embedded across the operating system.
The clash adds to a broader debate over whether EU tech rules are hurting competitiveness; the piece cites venture investment in European startups falling by roughly a quarter relative to the U.S. after GDPR took effect in 2018.