According to sources familiar with the matter, Apple has developed an iPhone app similar to ChatGPT to help test and prepare for next year's much-anticipated major Siri upgrade. People familiar with the matter say Apple's artificial intelligence department is using the app to quickly evaluate new features for the Siri voice assistant, including its ability to search personal data like songs and emails and perform in-app actions like editing photos. The software, code-named "Veritas," meaning "truth" in Latin, is for internal use only, at least for now. Apple currently has no plans to release the app to consumers. Essentially, the app presents new Siri technology still under development in a form that employees can test more efficiently. After multiple delays, the new Siri is expected to debut as early as March of next year. If the software performs as promised, it could help Apple stage a comeback in the artificial intelligence field. If it underperforms, the company could fall further behind smartphone competitors like Alphabet's Google and Samsung Electronics.