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Apple halts AI news alerts after errors

2025-01-17 08:00:05

Apple has suspended a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that drew criticism and complaints for making repeated mistakes in its summaries of news headlines.

The tech giant had been facing mounting pressure to withdraw the service, which sent notifications that appeared to come from within news organisations' apps.

"We are working on improvements and will make them available in a future software update," an Apple spokesperson said.

Journalism body Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said it showed the dangers of rushing out new features.

"Innovation must never come at the expense of the right of citizens to receive reliable information," it said in a statement.

"This feature should not be rolled out again until there is zero risk it will publish inaccurate headlines," RSF's Vincent Berthier added.