Apple pulls error-prone AI-generated news summaries in its beta iPhone software
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple is suspending an error-prone feature that used artificial intelligence to deliver bogus news alerts to some iPhone owners. In the beta update, Apple said it is disabling the AI-generated feature for news and entertainment while it tries to fix the issue causing the technology to fabricate information — a problem often described as “hallucinations” within the industry. The push began in earnest last September with the debut of the iPhone 16, which is equipped with the computer chip needed for a technology the Cupertino, California, company calls “Apple Intelligence.” The premium iPhone 15 models from 2023 also contain the AI processor. In one high-profile mistake last month, the BBC said Apple’s AI-generated summary credited to BBC News falsely alerted that “Luigi Mangione shoots himself” when no such thing had happened involving the man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
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