>> The world got its first inkling
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of the quick wit that would make Apple’s Siri an
icon during a packed press conference held before
an auditorium of tech elite. ¶ “Who are you?”
an Apple executive asked the assistant. ¶ “I am
a humble personal assistant,” Siri answered to
appreciative laughter. ¶ More like humbled personal assistant. That press conference was actually Siri’s second coming-out party. When the
virtual assistant first launched in early 2010, it
was a standalone iPhone app called Siri created
by a 24-person startup with the same name, a
company Apple would later acquire.
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