AI-generated news alerts paused by Apple amid accuracy concerns

Apple is pausing AI-generated news summaries following misleading alerts and a BBC complaint.

Apple suspends its AI news summaries after criticism over misinformation risks.

Apple has halted AI-powered notification summaries for news and entertainment apps after backlash over misleading news alerts. A BBC complaint followed a summary that misrepresented an article about a murder case involving UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.

The latest developer previews for iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 disable notification summaries for such apps, with Apple planning to reintroduce them after improvements. Notification summaries will now appear in italics to help users distinguish them from standard alerts.

Users will also gain the ability to turn off notification summaries for individual apps directly from the Lock Screen. Apple will notify users in the Settings app that the feature remains in beta and may contain errors.

A public beta is expected next week, but the general release date for iOS 18.3 remains unclear. Apple had already announced plans to clarify that summary texts are generated by Apple Intelligence.