Ex-Siri engineer recalls 2014 server-only era before the on-device shift
jdluk87 · x · 2026-11-16
An engineer who worked on Siri recalls that in 2014 it mostly ran on servers — testing meant pointing different iPhones at different server versions and comparing answers by hand. Today far more runs on-device, a shift he helped build, reflecting Apple's broader move toward on-device AI.
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