Apple's Intelligence Briefing feature should be banned after it falsely claimed Luigi Mangione had shot himself, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said.
The non-profit advises the United Nations, the Council of Europe and other government agencies on issues related to journalism and freedom of information…
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The controversy began after a Briefing article claimed that the suspect in the murder of United Health CEO Brian Thompson shot himself.
Luigi Mangione shot himself.
BBC News complained to Apple about a serious error.
“BBC News is the most trusted news organization in the world,” a BBC spokesperson said in a statement. “It is important to us that our audiences can trust any information or journalism published in our name, including alerts.”
The BBC said it had contacted Apple “to raise this issue and resolve the issue.”
Apple has yet to comment on the issue.
Apple Intelligence Summary Feature Should Be Banned
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I found it odd that Apple turned this feature on by default for all notification categories when Apple Intelligence was first introduced. Perhaps a more conservative approach of turning it on by default for messaging apps only would have made more sense?
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RSF has now issued a rather vague statement that may be calling for a ban on everything from Apple Intelligence's dashboard feature to all generative AI.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is very concerned about the risks posed to the media by new artificial intelligence (AI) tools after a new Apple product generated a false news alert and attributed it to the BBC. This unfortunate incident illustrates that generative AI services are still too immature to provide reliable information to the public, and should not be allowed on the market for such purposes.
RSF's lead technology officer Vincent Berthier was a little more specific in calling for Apple to take action.
AIs are probabilistic machines, and facts cannot be determined by the roll of a dice. RSF calls on Apple to act responsibly by removing the feature. The automated production of false information attributed to media outlets is damaging the media's reputation and endangering the public's right to accurate information about current events.
The BBC reports that Apple has yet to respond to its own complaint.
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