Apple Halts AI News Notifications Amid Accuracy Concerns
In response to widespread backlash regarding the accuracy of its AI-generated news notifications, Apple has decided to pause the feature in its latest iOS beta. The technology, which was intended to summarize news alerts for users, has faced criticism for generating false headlines and misleading summaries, prompting complaints from journalists and advocacy groups. As a result, Apple is temporarily disabling the AI summaries for news in the iOS 18.3 update, while exploring ways to improve the system following the controversy.
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