Apple Temporarily Halts AI News Summaries Due to Inaccuracies

Apple has temporarily disabled AI-generated news and entertainment app notification summaries following inaccuracies, with plans to refine and reintroduce the feature in a future update.

Apple’s hitting the pause button on those AI-generated news and entertainment notification summaries—turns out, they weren’t always getting the story straight. After some flak (including a pointed complaint from the BBC about a botched high-profile case summary), Apple’s rolling up its sleeves to make things right. The latest iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 developer previews? They’ve yanked the feature entirely for now, but don’t worry, it’s not gone for good. Apple’s promising a comeback once they’ve ironed out the kinks.

So, what’s changing? For starters, all notification summaries will now strut around in italics, making it crystal clear they’re not your run-of-the-mill alerts. And if you’re not feeling them, you can now give summaries the boot right from your Lock Screen—no digging through settings required. (Because who has time for that?)

And here’s the kicker: Apple’s adding a little heads-up to let users know the feature’s still in beta and might occasionally trip over its own feet. It’s all part of being upfront about the fact that Apple Intelligence is the brains behind the operation. While a public beta’s on the horizon, Apple’s playing it coy about when iOS 18.3 will make its grand debut to the masses. Stay tuned.