Apple Temporarily Ends AI News Summary Feature That Provided Wildly False Information

The system frequently turned accurate reporting by news outlets into inaccurate headlines, such as claiming the alleged killer of the UnitedHealthcare chief executive had committed suicide.

AP Photo/Pamela Smith
Luigi Mangione, accused in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson, is escorted by police, December 19, 2024, at New York. AP Photo/Pamela Smith

Apple is “temporarily” disabling its AI-generated summaries of news alerts after users noticed the feature repeatedly generated wildly inaccurate headlines, which sparked concerns that it was spreading misinformation. 

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