Apple, EU Clash Over Siri AI Rollout Delay

European officials said no company can receive special treatment under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, regardless of the product involved.

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, on July 21, 2015. Mike Segar/Reuters

European regulators have rejected Apple’s claim that EU law blocks innovation, saying the company unsuccessfully sought an exemption from competition requirements for its new Siri AI assistant.

European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters on June 9 that the decision not to roll out Siri AI in the EU was Apple’s alone and stemmed from the company’s refusal to comply with interoperability requirements under EU law.