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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Kalyeena Makortoff and Robert Booth

Apple says it will update AI feature after inaccurate news alerts

Man hand holding Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
New Apple Intelligence features were released on hardware including the iPhone 15 Pro Max, 15 Pro and 16 in December. Photograph: DenPhotos/Shutterstock

Apple has said it will update an artificial intelligence feature that has issued inaccurate news alerts on its latest iPhones, including that a man accused of killing a US insurance boss had shot himself and that the tennis star Rafael Nadal had come out as gay.

The tech company said it was developing a software update that would “further clarify” when news notifications were actually summaries generated by the company’s Apple Intelligence system. It said the update would be rolled out in the coming weeks.

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