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iPhone AI news alerts halted after errors
Apple has suspended a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that drew criticism and complaints over repeated errors in summarizing news headlines. The tech giant has been under increasing pressure to withdraw the service, which sent notifications that appeared to come from news organizations’ apps. “We are working hard to improve this and will make these features available in future software updates,” an Apple spokesperson said.The BBC is one of the groups to lodge a complaint after Apple’s artificial intelligence raised the alarm incorrectly telling some readers Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, shot himself in the head.The feature also incorrectly summarized headlines from The New York Times and The Washington Post, reporters and others on social media reported. Media organizations and news groups forcing the company to retreat, Warnings say the feature isn’t ready yet and that AI-generated errors are adding to problems of misinformation and declining trust in news.The BBC complained to Apple in December but did not respond until January, when the company promised a software update clarifying the role of artificial intelligence in creating summaries, which are optional and only available to those with the latest iPhones reader. This prompted A further wave of criticism The tech giant isn’t doing enough.Apple has now decided to completely disable the feature for News and Entertainment apps.”With the release of the latest beta software for iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3, notification summaries for the News and Entertainment categories will be temporarily unavailable,” an Apple spokesperson said.For other apps, AI-generated app alert summaries will be displayed using italicized text, the company said.A BBC spokesperson said: “We are pleased that Apple has listened to our concerns and has suspended the news summary feature.” “We look forward to working constructively with them on the next steps. Our top priority is delivering news accuracy to our audiences, which is critical to building and maintaining trust.”Apple has said the feature, which was rolled out to UK users in December, is designed to make customers’ lives more efficient. It combines previews of multiple recent app notifications and rewrites them into a single alert on the user’s lock screen.The decision comes as the company faces pressure to showcase its artificial intelligence developments, which investors have hoped will drive a new wave of demand for iPhones and other technology.The company’s shares fell more than 4% on Thursday amid reports that the company’s sales in China were struggling.