Apple Says It Will Fix AI Bug Responsible for Fake News



The resource in question generated notifications with false information, such as the fact that Luigi Mangione had decided to end his own life or that tennis player Rafael Nadal had come out as gay.



Apple's artificial intelligence (AI) tools - known as Apple Intelligence - were launched in the US in late 2024 and have quickly sparked controversy, with iPhone owners receiving AI-generated fake information that has been attributed to news outlets. like the BBC.


It is worth remembering that, among the false information disseminated by these notifications sent to iPhones, it was stated that Luigi Mangione had committed suicide and that tennis player Rafael Nadal had come out as homosexual.


“It is essential to us that our audience can have confidence in every piece of information or article published in our name,” the BBC noted, calling these errors “problematic.”


However, The Guardian reports that Apple has already publicly confirmed that it intends to launch an update to Apple Intelligence, which will indicate when these notifications are generated by AI to summarize news articles.


The Cupertino tech company says this update will be rolled out in the coming weeks.