Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats

传闻：改版后的 Siri 将提供自动删除聊天记录功能

Apple is hoping that its record on privacy can be the differentiator on the AI front, and maybe even buy it a little slack as it continues to lag behind the competition. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the more chatbot-like Siri set to debut in iOS 27 will include the option to autodelete chat histories. Users will be able to save conversations for 30 days, one year, or forever. That’s in stark contrast to the other major players in the space that generally only offer temporary incognito chats, if that.

苹果公司希望其在隐私保护方面的记录能成为其在人工智能领域的差异化优势，并可能为其在竞争中持续落后的现状争取一些喘息空间。据彭博社的马克·古尔曼（Mark Gurman）透露，即将在 iOS 27 中亮相、更具聊天机器人特性的 Siri 将包含自动删除聊天记录的选项。用户可以选择将对话保存 30 天、一年或永久保存。这与该领域其他主要竞争对手形成了鲜明对比，后者通常只提供临时的隐身聊天模式（如果提供的话）。

It appears Apple is betting that people are willing to give up some convenience in the name of greater privacy, as anxiety around AI continues to increase. While the company is replacing many of its under-the-hood components with Google’s Gemini tech, it seems to be trying to turn some of Apple Intelligence’s perceived weaknesses into a selling point. As Gurman notes:

随着人们对人工智能的焦虑不断增加，苹果似乎在押注用户愿意为了更高的隐私保护而牺牲部分便利性。尽管该公司正在用谷歌的 Gemini 技术替换其许多底层组件，但它似乎正试图将 Apple Intelligence 的一些被视为弱点的方面转化为卖点。正如古尔曼所指出的：

Most leading AI chatbots today rely heavily on histories and memory systems to personalize responses and improve future interactions. But Apple will place tighter limits around how memory works, including restrictions on what information can persist and how long it can be retained.

目前大多数领先的 AI 聊天机器人严重依赖历史记录和记忆系统来个性化回复并改善未来的交互。但苹果将对记忆系统的运作方式施加更严格的限制，包括限制哪些信息可以留存以及这些信息可以保留多长时间。