Siri Set To Get Some New Improvements

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We all know Siri is a big deal. If the demonstrations showing you just what it can do haven’t been enough, then the lengths that people are willing to go to to get their hands on even a similar experience should do the job. And judging from what’s going on out at Apple, we may have a bit more coming to Siri users in the not too distant future thanks to a couple of recently-unearthed job postings.

It always gives me a bit of a jolt to remember that Siri, for all its power, potential and capability, was a beta product when it was released. And as such, there’s room enough for modification and polish, which is what likely prompted Apple to hang out its help wanted shingle. Basically, they’ve got two openings: one for an iOS software engineer who needs to be strong in API design, as well as a senior engineer who needs to “formulate and support a clear API”, as well defining “a system that enables a dialog to appear intuitive”.

With the focus clearly on API, some have begun to wonder if, once Apple finally gets all the tweaks and such added on, Apple might not be interested in opening up said API to third parties, and giving Siri a presence on other systems. This would indeed prove useful, but may be used less for opening Siri up for use on other systems and rather giving Siri more systems in which to access from the iPhone 4S, going past Wolfram Alpha and Yelp to open up the metaphorical floodgates.

Needless to say, the more things that Siri can access and use, the more valuable Siri becomes, and the bigger a threat it becomes to search engines, and even some operating systems. If we see Siri reach the point where an iPhone 4S user can just say “Siri, update my Facebook page, say ‘Going to catch The Darkest Hour tonight, super excited!”, or possibly “Siri, show me what TFTS is saying about the 2012 CES show.”, at what point do we no longer need a web browser? Plus when you see what else Siri might be able to do, like modify a Spotify playlist or adjust a Netflix queue, suddenly,  the whole concept changes. And considering how we’ve even seen Siri run a thermostat or possibly change television channels, Siri goes from impressive to indispensable.

So it’s not surprising to see Apple working to get Siri up and running to its fullest potential, but what do you guys think? How much destabilizing of the technology market could this software actually pull off? There’s plenty of room for discussion, and the comments section below is just the place to tell us what you think!