Criticism is aimed at the false-notification services of an AI driven by Apple as it reported wrongly news about dart player Luke Littler and about tennis star Rafael Nadal. BBC News accentuated a howler that Apple Intelligence erroneously notified users about Littler winning the PDC World Championship long before the last match had taken place, significant both in time and context.
It presents severe problems for the integrity of news reporting. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) also gave out alarms last month when the AI built deceptive headlines concerning a high-profile case of informers murder. The BBC is thus asking for immediate action from Apple as all these problems hold in jeopardy the trusted reputation earned by reputable news organizations by users.
From the most recent iPhone versions, such as the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 16, it can be found in a few more iPads and Mac computers running the software iOS 18.1 and above. The technology specifically aims to make clearing notifications easier by summing up all notices into a single short message instead of many annoying message alerts.
In terms of public explanations, however, Apple has remained silent on the issue of drawbacks and criticisms surrounding error messages. Similarly, the company has not released information on the number of complaints lodged by users against their AI notification system. Misinformation is on the rise, and it is expected that Apple, along with the rest of the world, should immediately act on these matters to save and gain back the confidence of users and news agencies itself.