Apple faces backlash over false AI news alert: 'Luigi Mangione shoots himself'
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Apple faces backlash over false AI news alert: 'Luigi Mangione shoots himself'

Hindustan Times  

Apple is under scrutiny after its AI service generated a false BBC news alert claiming that suspected assassin Luigi Mangione had shot himself, reported BBC news. Apple's AI service generated a false BBC news alert claiming that Luigi Mangione had shot himself The BBC has filed a complaint with Apple over the fake news alert that was shared on iPhones and falsely attributed to the broadcasting service. Apple's new AI service, Apple Intelligence, which was launched in the UK this week, aggregates notifications from various news sources using artificial intelligence. One of these notifications incorrectly suggested that the BBC had published a story claiming Luigi Mangione, arrested in the US for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in New York, had died by suicide.

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Apple sidelines AI news summaries due to errors
2 months, 1 week ago

Apple sidelines AI news summaries due to errors

Raw Story  

Apple pushed out a software update on Thursday which disabled news headlines and summaries generated using artificial intelligence that were lambasted for getting facts wrong. The move by the tech titan comes as it enhances its latest lineup of devices with "Apple Intelligence" in a market keen for assurance that the iPhone maker is a contender in the AI race. …

Apple disables AI summaries for news temporarily
2 months, 1 week ago

Apple disables AI summaries for news temporarily

The Hindu  

Apple has temporarily paused its AI news summary feature after multiple complaints of inaccurate headlines. In December, BBC complained about false news headlines saying Luigi Mangione, who is charged with the death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, had shot himself. In another instance, in November, it sent a notification from NYT saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been arrested …

Apple disables AI news summary feature after a month of it getting facts wrong: Report
2 months, 1 week ago

Apple disables AI news summary feature after a month of it getting facts wrong: Report

Hindustan Times  

Apple has temporarily disabled a news summarising feature of Apple Intelligence which brought the company under scrutiny for consistently butchering the facts, according to a report by The Washington Post. The AI news summarising feature was originally intended to help users catch up quickly on content from their notifications and lock screens. Examples of it getting facts wrong include it …

Apple disables AI news summary feature after a month of it getting facts wrong: Report
2 months, 1 week ago

Apple disables AI news summary feature after a month of it getting facts wrong: Report

Hindustan Times  

Apple has temporarily disabled a news summarising feature of Apple Intelligence which brought the company under scrutiny for consistently butchering the facts, according to a report by The Washington Post. The AI news summarising feature was originally intended to help users catch up quickly on content from their notifications and lock screens. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Examples of it getting …

Apple to improve AI news alerts feature after BBC complaint
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple to improve AI news alerts feature after BBC complaint

The Hindu  

Apple has said that it will work on its AI news alerts feature after reports of inaccurate summaries on its latest iPhone models. A week ago, another news alert from Apple said incorrectly that tennis champion Rafael Nadal had come out as gay. The iPhone maker has responded to BBC saying it is developing a software update to “further clarify” …

Apple urged to remove new AI feature after falsely summarizing news reports
3 months, 1 week ago

Apple urged to remove new AI feature after falsely summarizing news reports

CNN  

New York CNN — The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders is urging Apple to remove its newly introduced artificial intelligence feature that summarizes news stories after it produced a false headline from the BBC. On Wednesday, Reporters Without Borders technology and journalism desk chief Vincent Berthier called on Apple “to act responsibly by removing this feature.” “A.I.s are probability …

Apple Intelligence hallucinates, falsely credits BBC for fake news, broadcaster lodges complaint
3 months, 1 week ago

Apple Intelligence hallucinates, falsely credits BBC for fake news, broadcaster lodges complaint

Firstpost  

The issue came to light when Apple’s AI summarisation tool incorrectly claimed that Luigi Mangione, charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had died by suicide. Reports suggest that Apple Intelligence also misrepresented news content from The New York Times. In one instance, the AI summarised an article with the inaccurate claim that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

Apple Intelligence Falsely Attributes Fake News To BBC, Broadcaster Files Complaint
3 months, 1 week ago

Apple Intelligence Falsely Attributes Fake News To BBC, Broadcaster Files Complaint

ABP News  

Just a week after its debut in the UK, Apple Intelligence has encountered a controversy involving hallucinations, prompting a formal complaint from the British Broadcasting Corporation. According to the BBC, the AI-generated summary inaccurately reported that Luigi Mangione had died by suicide, even citing the BBC’s news website as the source of the fictitious article. The BBC also highlighted another …

False news of Luigi Mangione suicide was generated by AI; BBC complains to Apple
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3 months, 1 week ago

False news of Luigi Mangione suicide was generated by AI; BBC complains to Apple

The Hindu  

BBC has complained to Apple after the iPhone-maker’s AI-powered Apple Intelligence led to a BBC news notification that falsely claimed that Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had tried to end his life. The news was false, and BBC has complained to Apple about the incorrect AI-generated notification that was shown to iPhone users. …

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