Apple is finally acting on the first big AI issue faced by the company by disabling the feature for iPhone and iPad users with the next iOS 18 update. The company has been late in the AI race where OpenAI and Google have stolen a lead but the tech has faced issues, and Apple is now seeing glimpses of these challenges.

The iOS 18.3 update is coming in the next few weeks but the beta version is already available which gives us a closer look at what is coming for iPhone users. The biggest addition with the new iOS 18.3 beta version is the decision to roll back the AI notification summary tool which was creating notes with false details that does not look good for Apple.

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It is the right decision from Apple to disable the feature, which allows the company and its AI team to look into the root cause for the errors and fix them. Apple is banking heavily on its AI emergence, but the start has been slow and iPhone users are not sure how long this process will take before their big iPhone spend starts to make it worthwhile for them.

The AI summary tool on Apple devices has been making big errors with news details that have been discovered and reported by media houses like BBC. People using the BBC news app have been notified about misleading details such as, popular tennis player Rafael Nadal announces himself as gay in front of the world, which is completely false.

Apple isn’t the lone tech giant to face concerns with its AI systems. Google comes to the top of our mind, while Microsoft has issues with the Recall AI feature that ironically had to be paused before making some important tweaks to keep user data secure. Google’s AI search results have been making the news for the wrong reasons, and its image generation tool went to the extent of creating inappropriate content.

AI labels are being utilised to fix the misinformation concerns but technology is leaving big gaps that need to be resolved before such features make their way to the public.