<div id="readability-page-1"><div> <p id="speakable-summary">Apple CEO Tim Cook held an hourlong all-hands meeting in which he told employees that the company needs to win in AI, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.</p> <p>The meeting came after an earnings call in which Cook told investors and analysts that Apple would “significantly” increase its AI investments. It seems he had a similar message for Apple employees, reportedly telling them, “Apple must do this. Apple will do this. This is sort of ours to grab.”</p>   <p>Despite launching a variety of AI-powered features in the past year under the Apple Intelligence umbrella, the company’s promised upgrades to its voice assistant Siri have been significantly delayed. And Cook seemed to acknowledge that the company has fallen behind its competitors.</p> <p>“We’ve rarely been first,” he reportedly said. “There was a PC before the Mac; there was a smartphone before the iPhone; there were many tablets before the iPad; there was an MP3 player before iPod.” But in his telling, that didn’t stop Apple from inventing the “modern” versions of those products.</p> </div></div>

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<p>Apple CEO Tim Cook emphasized the company's need to excel in AI during an all-hands meeting, stating, "Apple must do this. Apple will do this." This follows his announcement of significant AI investment increases during an earnings call. Cook acknowledged Apple's history of not being first in technology but expressed confidence in their ability to innovate, despite delays in Siri upgrades and competition in the AI space.</p>

- Apple CEO Tim Cook emphasized the need for the company to excel in AI during an all-hands meeting with employees.  
- He announced plans for a significant increase in AI investments, acknowledging that Apple has fallen behind competitors in this area.  
- Despite delays in upgrading Siri, Cook expressed confidence that Apple can innovate and lead in AI, referencing the company's history of transforming existing technologies.  

Tim Cook reportedly tells employees Apple ‘must’ win in AI