Less than six months after having deployed a series of characteristics of artificial intelligence, Apple deactivates one of its signature capacities: aggregating and summarizing news notifications.
The company revealed the change Thursday in a software update for developers. He followed an outcry from the British media that Apple software distorted reports.
In December, the BBC was among the first to urge Apple to change its software. The appeal came after the BBC sent readers a notification on Luigi Mangione, the man arrested in the murder of Brian Thompson, the director of health insurance, in New York. A few Iphones summed up BBC news By saying: “Luigi Mangione gets on it.” He hadn’t done it.
In addition to deactivating the summaries of the news, Apple said that this would add a warning for users who have opted to receive notification summaries for other applications. The warning will say that the functionality is always in development and that there could be mistakes.
The functionality of defective summaries is the last in a series of problems that have spoiled new AI products. Last year, Google unveiled a chatbot that recommended people to eat rocks and use glue to make pizza. Microsoft has postponed features to an AI computer due to security vulnerabilities. And Humane, a start-up that raised $ 240 million for a device called Pin AI, was Panned by technological criticisms Because his system has sometimes made requests for request.
The first difficulties with AI products fueled questions about the short -term potential of technology. The technology, which can answer questions, create images and write code, has been announced for its potential to disrupt companies and create billions of dollars in economic value. But some on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley Expressed doubts as to whether the AI will quickly produce enough advantages to justify its narcotic costs.