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Adam Cheyer is an American computer scientist who co-founded Siri, the voice assistant that grew out of research at SRI International and was bought by Apple in 2010. He later co-founded Viv Labs, bought by Samsung, and was a founding developer of Change.org.
Biography
SRI
Cheyer studied computer science at Brandeis and UCLA. At SRI International he worked on the CALO project, a large DARPA-funded effort to build an AI assistant.
Siri
In 2007 he, Dag Kittlaus and Tom Gruber spun out Siri. Apple bought it in 2010, and Siri launched on the iPhone 4S in 2011.
Viv
In 2012 he co-founded Viv Labs, building a next-generation assistant; Samsung bought it in 2016 and it became the basis for Bixby.
Other
He was on the founding team of Change.org and co-founded the AI company GamePlanner.AI, bought by Airbnb in 2023.
Timeline
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2003
CALO project at SRI
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2007
Co-founds Siri
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2010
Apple buys Siri
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2011
Siri on iPhone 4S
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2012
Co-founds Viv
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2016
Samsung buys Viv
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2023
Airbnb buys GamePlanner.AI
Did you know?
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1
He is an amateur magician.
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2
Siri was first launched as an iPhone app before Apple bought it.
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3
Steve Jobs personally called the founders to buy Siri.
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Who is Adam Cheyer?
Adam Cheyer is an American computer scientist who co-founded Siri, the voice assistant that grew out of research at SRI International and was bought by Apple in 2010. He later co-founded Viv Labs, bought by Samsung, and was a founding developer of Change.org.
Where is Adam Cheyer from?
Adam Cheyer was born in United States.
What is Adam Cheyer known for?
Adam Cheyer is best known for Co-founding Siri (2007), bought by Apple in 2010; Viv Labs (sold to Samsung); Change.org founding team.
References
- Adam Cheyer — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Adam Cheyer (Q4678847) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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- First published 4 November 2026
- Last updated
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