Apple Temporary Turned Off AI Summaries Feature After Error
Apple has halted its AI-generated notification summaries for the news and entertainment apps due to errors and disinformation issues.
Apple Temporary Turned Off AI Summaries Feature After Error
Apple has paused its AI-generated summary notifications for news and entertainment applications due to concerns about errors and misinformation. This feature, which was launched with the most recent iOS update, was intended to offer users brief overviews of news articles and various content. However, it seems that the AI algorithm has been producing incorrect and deceptive summaries, leading Apple to temporarily disable this feature.
“A spokesperson from the company stated that with the latest beta software updates for iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3, the notification summaries for the News & Entertainment category will be unavailable for the time being.”
In addition to disabling the AI summaries for now, the beta software update released on Thursday, January 16, included new language highlighting that Apple Intelligence might yield unexpected outcomes.
As part of the modifications, Apple has revised the wording in the setup process to warn users about possible inaccuracies in the summarized notifications. The new notification states: “Summarization may alter the meaning of the original headlines. Verify important information.” This serves as a reminder for users that summarized content may not always accurately reflect the original intent.