Apple turns 50 at a moment when it’s losing the AI race and doing something once almost unthinkable: opening Siri to rival chatbots and leaning on Google’s Gemini to close the gap. But some of the people who helped build Apple, including co-founder Steve Wozniak, former CEO John Sculley and Siri’s co-founders, suggest the company may be playing a longer game. Apple has long excelled as a late mover. On Apple’s 50th anniversary, CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos explores why AI could define its next era.
