Getty ImagesAn Apple news summary falsely claimed that darts player Luke Littler won the PDC World Championship – before he even played in the final.
On Friday morning, an erroneous iPhone notification appeared based on a news story about Littler winning the semi-final of the tournament, causing the BBC to declare him the winner of the entire event.
The BBC previously complained to Apple about its Apple Intelligence feature, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to summarize notifications and group them together, when… Generated a false headline About an alleged high-profile murder in the United States.
Apple has been contacted for comment.
Apple Intelligence, which launches in the UK in December 2024, aims to give users a simple summary of all the alerts they've missed.
A BBC spokesperson said: “It is vital that Apple fixes this issue urgently, as this has happened several times.”
“As the most trusted news media organization in the world, it is critical that the public trust any information or journalism published on our behalf that includes notifications.”
Letlier, 17, has It generated great excitement In the world of darts, he is on his way to the final, which will be held on Friday evening.
Although the notification appears to be sent directly from the BBC, Apple's intelligence service actually summarizes three much longer headlines.
The other two stories in the summary are neatly summarized, about the South Korean president and flu cases.
Apple has had some issues since launching the feature, with inaccurate summaries of news stories and other notifications.
This prompted Reporters Without Borders (also known as Reporters Without Borders) to do so Contact Apple To cancel AI-powered news story summaries.
“The automated production of false information attributed to a media outlet represents a blow to the credibility of the outlet,” Vincent Berthier, head of RSF’s technology and journalism desk, said in December.
He added that this constitutes a “danger to the public's right to obtain reliable information about current affairs.”
A BBC News staff member received the latest glitch in the notification about Littler's semi-final victory.
For most people, the AI-generated summaries will likely be unique as different sets of notifications are summarized depending on the device used and the alerts received.
Apple Intelligence is only available on certain iPhones — those running iOS 18.1 or later on recent devices (all iPhone 16, 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max). It's also available on some iPad and Mac devices.
Bulk notifications are highlighted with a specific icon, and users can report any concerns they have in the notification summary.
Apple did not specify the number of reports it received.