This AI, which can summarize the notifications received by the iPhone user, distorted the news alerts sent by the British public media.
Apple has announced that it will review its artificial intelligence model in the “ next weeks “. Integrated into the iPhone 16 but unavailable in France, Apple Intelligence makes it possible to summarize in a single message the series of notifications received by the user, whether their SMS or the various “pushes” sent by the media. But this feature has some hiccups.
Apple Intelligence has indeed sent notifications containing false news to users of iPhones and tablets equipped with the BBC application. According to these info alert summaries, Rafael Nadal would have announced his homosexuality, Luigi Mangione would have ended his life and Luke Littler was crowned world darts champion… before the competition even started. All attributed to the BBC.
Enough to provoke complaints from the British public audiovisual group to Apple. He declared on Monday January 6 that these “ Summaries generated by Apple's artificial intelligence do not reflect, and sometimes completely contradict, the content offered by the BBC. It is essential that Apple urgently addresses these issues, as the accuracy of our information is essential to maintaining trust.”
In mid-December, the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demanded the removal of the company's functionality from Silicon Valley. RSF declared that this accident “ highlights the inability of AI systems to consistently publish quality information, even when based on journalistic sources ».
The American giant clarified on Monday January 6 that “ artificial intelligence tools are in a beta phase, and we are constantly trying to improve them with the help of user feedback », adding that these news summaries were optional.
France
