Apple sends Siri developers to AI coding bootcamp

THE DECODER / 4/17/2026

📰 NewsSignals & Early TrendsTools & Practical UsageIndustry & Market Moves

Key Points

  • Apple plans to send fewer than 200 Siri engineers to a multi-week AI coding bootcamp focused on AI coding assistants such as Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex.
  • The training is intended to help Siri developers adopt and use AI coding tools more effectively in their software development workflows.
  • The move signals Apple’s growing internal emphasis on practical, hands-on integration of generative AI coding technologies.
  • The program suggests a workforce-upskilling effort that could accelerate Siri-related development and iteration cycles over time.

Apple is sending some of its Siri developers back to school. Fewer than 200 engineers will go through a multi-week bootcamp to learn how to use AI coding tools like Anthropic's Claude Code or OpenAI's Codex, according to The Information.

The article Apple sends Siri developers to AI coding bootcamp appeared first on The Decoder.