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Hassaan Raza (/@hasaanraza) contrasts Apple’s recent Siri preview (referenced as…

2026-06-17 · 17:05 UTC ·@hasantoxr ·0 min read

Brief

Hassaan Raza (post dated 2026-06-17) frames Apple’s recent Siri preview against Apple’s 1987 'Knowledge Navigator' concept — an assistant that could see you, operate your computer, and look/sound human. He states that Tavus, with Cerebras, has now built a real-world equivalent named 'Dom' and released a demo video this week claiming those vintage sci‑fi capabilities.

Why it matters

Hassaan Raza (/@hasaanraza) contrasts Apple’s recent Siri preview (referenced as “last week” in his 2026-06-17 post) with Apple’s 1987 concept 'Knowledge Navigator', which was portrayed as an AI that could see you, control your computer, and appear and sound human.

Key details

  • Raza announces that Tavus, with compute help from Cerebras, has this week created a real-world version called 'Dom' and shared a demo video claiming Knowledge Navigator–like capabilities.
Source evidence

This feels more like what AI is supposed to be like in movies and books.

Hassaan Raza (@hassaanraza)

Last week Apple previewed the future of Siri. In 1987 though, Apple showcased a far more advanced AI assistant that would change how we use our computers entirely. It could see you, control your computer, and even looked and sounded human. They called it Knowledge Navigator.

For nearly 40 years it remained science fiction. This past week at @tavus we finally brought it to life with the help from our friends at @cerebras.

Meet Dom:

Video

— https://nitter.net/hassaanraza/status/2067279321887383855#m