Getty ImagesAn Apple news summary falsely claimed that darts player Luke Littler had won the PDC World Championship – before he even played in the final.
The incorrect summary was written by artificial intelligence (AI) and is based on a BBC story about Littler’s semi-final win on Thursday night.
Within hours on Friday, another summary of AI notifications told some users of the BBC Sport app that tennis legend Rafael Nadal had come out as gay.
Apple, contacted for a response, declined to comment on similar examples of false AI alerts around news stories.
Apple Intelligence launches in the UK in December 2024 with a feature aimed at giving users a simple summary of app alerts they’ve missed.
It aggregates alerts into a single message and then uses artificial intelligence to summarize what they contain.
BBC News app users saw the false alert about Littler earlier today.
A BBC spokesperson said: “It is vital that Apple fixes this issue urgently, as this has happened several times.
“As the most trusted news media organization in the world, it is critical that the public trust any information or journalism published on our behalf that includes notifications.”
The BBC previously complained to Apple about Apple’s intelligence feature when it did this Generated a false headline About an alleged high-profile murder in the United States.
Although this type of brief notification appears to come straight from the BBC, it actually takes much longer news headlines from Apple Intelligence.
Other stories in the summaries seen on Friday — including those related to South Korea and rising flu cases — were accurately reported by Apple Intelligence.
The latest examples come after Reporters Without Borders (also known as Reporters Without Borders) Called Apple to cancel its summaries of AI-powered news stories last month.
“The automated production of false information attributed to a media outlet represents a blow to the credibility of the outlet,” Vincent Berthier, head of RSF’s technology and journalism desk, said in December.
He added that this constitutes a “danger to the public’s right to obtain reliable information about current affairs.”
For most people, the AI-generated summaries will likely be unique as different sets of notifications are summarized depending on the device used and the alerts received.
BBC Sport app users can follow different sports and receive personalized alerts.
Apple Intelligence is only available on certain iPhones — those running iOS 18.1 or later on recent devices (all iPhone 16, 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max). It’s also available on some iPad and Mac devices.
Bulk notifications are highlighted with a specific icon, and users can report any concerns they have in the notification summary.
Apple did not specify the number of reports it received.