Apple has introduced changes to its Intelligence notification summaries feature in iOS 18.3 beta 3. According to reporting by Chance Miller, the update temporarily disables AI-generated summaries for news and entertainment applications. The modification follows complaints from media outlets including the BBC about the feature’s accuracy. Apple has implemented several changes to make the beta … Read more
Apple is under pressure to withdraw its AI-powered news summary feature after generating multiple false news alerts. According to a report by Zoe Kleinman, Liv McMahon and Natalie Sherman for the BBC, the feature has created entirely fabricated claims when attempting to summarize breaking news notifications. Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger called the technology “out … Read more
Apple and Nvidia have announced the integration of Apple’s ReDrafter technology into Nvidia’s TensorRT-LLM framework, enabling faster processing of large language models (LLMs) on Nvidia GPUs. ReDrafter, an open-source speculative decoding approach developed by Apple, uses recurrent neural networks to predict future tokens during text generation, combined with beam search and tree attention algorithms. The … Read more
A recent survey reveals that most iPhone users are not impressed with Apple’s artificial intelligence features, despite considering AI capabilities important when purchasing smartphones. According to research conducted by SellCell and reported by Ben Lovejoy for 9to5Mac, 73% of Apple Intelligence users find the features either “not very valuable” or adding “little to no value” … Read more
Apple’s new iPhone notification feature is under scrutiny after generating misleading news headlines, according to a BBC report by Graham Fraser. The BBC has filed a complaint with Apple after the AI-powered summary feature incorrectly suggested that murder suspect Luigi Mangione had shot himself. The incident involves Apple Intelligence, that uses AI to summarize and … Read more
Apple has launched significant updates to its operating systems, introducing new artificial intelligence features under the Apple Intelligence brand. The iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates are now available for compatible devices in six English-speaking countries: the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The updates bring … Read more
A recent iOS update has sparked debate about Apple’s artificial intelligence features and their privacy implications. Security journalist Spencer Ackerman, known for his work on the NSA documents with The Guardian, raised concerns about default settings in iOS 18.1 and Apple Intelligence’s data handling practices. While Ackerman worried about data being uploaded to cloud-based AI … Read more
Apple executives have detailed the company’s strategic approach to artificial intelligence development, revealing years of behind-the-scenes preparation for its Apple Intelligence initiative. In interviews with WIRED’s Steven Levy, senior executives including Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea explained that Apple has been incorporating AI technologies into its products since 2015. The company emphasizes that rather than … Read more
Apple has announced that it will begin rolling out Apple Intelligence features to iPhone and iPad users in the European Union in April 2025, Juli Clover reports for MacRumors. The rollout will include core features such as Writing Tools, Genmoji, a redesigned Siri with enhanced language understanding, ChatGPT integration, and more. EU Mac users can … Read more
Apple has released iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, introducing the first set of Apple Intelligence features. These AI-powered enhancements are available on select devices equipped with A17 Pro, M1, or later chips. Users can opt into Apple Intelligence after downloading the update and will be added to a short waitlist to prepare … Read more