Apple intelligence wrongly claims Luke Littler has won

An Apple news excerpt incorrectly claimed that darts player Luke Littler had won the PDC World Championship before even playing in the final.

The erroneous summary was written by artificial intelligence (AI) and was based on a BBC report about Littler's win in the tournament semi-finals on Thursday night.

Within hours on Friday, another summary of artificial intelligence notifications incorrectly told some BBC Sport app users that tennis superstar Rafael Nadal had come out as gay.

Apple has been contacted for response, after the company declined to comment on similar examples of artificial intelligence false alarms reported in the news.

Apple Intelligence, Apple's artificial intelligence software, will launch in the UK in December 2024, with features designed to provide users with a simple summary of app alerts they've missed.

It organizes alerts into a message and then uses artificial intelligence to summarize what they contain.

Earlier in the day, users of the BBC News app saw a false alert about Littler.

A BBC spokesperson said: “Apple must urgently address this issue as it has happened many times.

“As the world’s most trusted news media organization, it’s vital that audiences can trust any information or news published in our name, including notifications.”

The BBC has previously complained to Apple about the Apple Intelligence feature Fake title generated About a high-profile murder in the United States.

Although this type of summary notification appears to come directly from the BBC, it's actually Apple Intelligence's take on longer headlines.

Apple Intelligence accurately reported other reports in Friday's summary, including reports about South Korea and rising flu cases.

The latest example follows journalists' group Reporters Without Borders, also known as RSF. Call Apple AI-powered summaries of news stories were axed last month.

“The automatic generation of false information by media organizations is a blow to their credibility,” Vincent Berthier, head of technology and journalism at Reporters Without Borders, said in December.

He added that this “poses a threat to the public's right to reliable information on current affairs”.

The AI-generated summaries will likely be unique to most people, as different combinations of notifications will be summed up depending on the device used and the alert raised.

BBC Sport app users can follow different sports and receive personalized alerts.

Apple Intelligence is only available on certain iPhones – the latest devices with iOS 18.1 or later (all iPhone 16 phones, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max). It's also available on some iPads and Macs.

Grouped notifications are marked with specific icons, and users can report any concerns they have about the notification summary.

Apple did not disclose how many reports it had received.