December 14, 2012 - The BBC (BBC) published a blog post today (December 14) reporting thatappleApple Intelligence notification summaries are "hallucinating".Generated factually incorrect summary content that misinterpreted thepublic informationinformation, has contacted Apple to ask for a solution to the problem, and has expressed concerns about the feature.
1AI cites a blog post that describes how iOS 18's Notification Summary feature misinterpreted its news headlines to draw completely wrong conclusions.
In a story reporting on the murder of Luigi Mangione, who was arrested for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the first sentence of Apple's Apple Intelligence notification summary summarized the story as "Luigi Mangione shot himself", when in fact Mangione is currently in custody and still alive. The first sentence of Apple's Apple Intelligence notification summary summarizes it as "Luigi Mangione shot himself," when in fact Mangione is currently in custody and alive.
"BBC News is the world's most trusted news outlet, including notifications, and any information and news stories we publish are backed by our credentials, earning the trust of readers around the globe", a BBC spokesman said.
A BBC spokesperson said it has now contacted Apple to ask it to resolve the issue as soon as possible and hopes it will introduce measures to allay the concerns of the media and users.