Apple falsely claims Luke Littler won darts championship
Getty ImagesLuke Littler won’t compete in PDC World Championship final until Friday night An Apple news excerpt incorrectly claimed that darts player Luke Littler had won the PDC World Championship before even playing in the final. On Friday morning, an iPhone notification based on a news report that Littler won the tournament semi-final mistakenly led the BBC to report that he had won the entire event.The BBC previously complained to Apple about the Apple Intelligence feature, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to aggregate and group notifications. Fake title generated About a high-profile murder in the United States.Apple has been contacted for comment.Launching in the UK in December 2024, Apple Intelligence aims to provide users with a simple summary of all the alerts they have missed.A BBC spokesman said: “Apple must urgently address this issue as it has happened many times.”“As the world’s most trusted news media organization, it’s vital that audiences can trust any information or news published in our name, including notifications.”Littler, 17 generated great excitement In the world of darts, he is heading to Friday night’s final.Although the notification appears to come directly from the BBC, it’s actually three longer headlines summarized by Apple Intelligence.Two other stories in the abstract, about the South Korean president and influenza cases, are both accurately summarized.Apple has had some trouble since the feature launched, with news reports and other notifications summarizing it inaccurately.This prompted the journalist group Reporters Without Borders (also known as RSF) call apple Cut back on AI-powered summaries of news stories.“The automatic generation of false information by media organizations is a blow to their credibility,” Vincent Berthier, head of technology and journalism at Doctors Without Borders, said in December.He added that this “poses a threat to the public’s right to reliable information on current affairs”.A BBC News employee received the latest notification glitch regarding Littler’s semi-final win.Most people’s AI-generated summaries are likely to be unique, as different combinations of notifications are summarized depending on the device used and the alerts raised.Apple Intelligence is only available on certain iPhones – the latest devices with iOS 18.1 or later (all iPhone 16 phones, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max). It’s also available on some iPads and Macs.Grouped notifications are marked with specific icons, and users can report any concerns they have about the notification summary. Apple did not disclose how many reports it had received.