The AI-powered notification feature has come under fire for falsely reporting that Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had committed suicide. The inaccurate alert reportedly had the headline “Luigi Mangione shoots himself” and was attributed to the BBC. However, in reality, Mangione remains in custody in Pennsylvania, US and is awaiting extradition to New York. The media outlet, whose name was falsely linked to the headline, has raised concerns with Apple. In a report, the broadcaster also shared a screenshot of the AI-generated alert.
In a statement in the report, a spokesperson for the broadcaster said: “BBC News is the most trusted news media in the world. It is essential to us that our audiences can trust any information or journalism published in our name, and that includes notifications.”
However, Apple has declined to comment. This is also not the first instance of the Apple Intelligence notification feature summarising other news stories inaccurately. The report added Apple’s AI also misrepresented news about Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. Apart from this, headlines of other publishers also reportedly had their headlines misrepresented Apple’s new AI technology.
Apple AI-powered notification summary feature on iPhones
Apple claims that these AI-powered notification summaries can help users minimise interruptions from continuous notifications and focus on prioritising more important alerts.
This feature is available on select devices running iOS 18.1 or later, including all iPhone 16 models, the 15 Pro, and the 15 Pro Max. It is also supported on certain iPads and Macs.
