Apple has decided to pause its AI notification summaries for news and entertainment applications after receiving complaints of inaccuracy from the BBC. The tech giant took swift action following an incident where a BBC article was incorrectly summarized, falsely indicating that Luigi Mangione had shot himself. This move underscores Apple's commitment to addressing such inaccuracies and ensuring the reliability of its notification systems.
The company plans to release an update that will make it clearer to users that the text in notification summaries is generated by Apple Intelligence. This update is slated to be available in a public beta next week. Moreover, the general public can anticipate the release of iOS 18.3 soon, which will include these changes. In addition to clarifying the source of the summaries, Apple is providing users with the ability to disable notification summaries for a specific app directly from their Lock Screen.
As part of the immediate response, Apple has disabled notification summaries entirely for all news and entertainment applications. This feature will remain off until further notice, as Apple works on refining it for future updates. Once re-enabled, users will be informed that the notification summaries feature is in beta when they choose to activate it.
These adjustments are part of the latest round of developer previews for Apple's upcoming operating systems, including iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3. These steps reflect Apple's ongoing efforts to enhance user experience and maintain trust in its technology offerings.
Aisha, a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch, has been closely following these developments. With an honours bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree in journalism from Western University, Aisha brings a wealth of knowledge to her reporting. She previously served as a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup before joining TechCrunch in 2021.
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