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MacworldFollowing a litany of serious errors and numerous complaints, Apple has announced that it will make changes to the way its AI news summaries are presented to users.In December, the BBC complained when Apple Intelligence auto-summarized one of its articles as part of a notification and completely altered its meaning, falsely informing readers that the alleged killer Luigi Mangione had shot himself.The rest of the summary is accurate, but the first clause is wholly false.BBCBBC News is the most trusted news media in the world, a BBC spokesperson said at the time. It is essential to us that our audiences can trust any information or journalism published in our name and that includes notifications.But Apple seemingly did not respond to the complaint and more errors followed. In January the companys AI summarized a BBC article about the World Darts Championship to say that Luke Littler had won the competition, when it hadnt even started. (Funnily enough Littler did go on to become the youngest ever winner, but not until later.) It also incorrectly claimed Rafael Nadal had come out as gay when he had not, again presenting this information as if it came from the BBC.While the BBC appears to be the main sufferer of Apple Intelligences inaccuracies, a New York Times alert was reportedly twisted to suggest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been arrested; he had not.Apple AI notification summaries continue to be so so so bad Ken Schwencke (@schwanksta.com) 2024-11-21T19:22:27.650ZApple has not apologised for the errors, nor has it even explicitly admitted that the AI got these things wrong. But the company has this week acknowledged that Apple Intelligences summaries can be improved, and promised that an imminent software update will do so.Apple Intelligence features are in beta and we are continuously making improvements with the help of user feedback, the company said. A software update in the coming weeks will further clarify when the text being displayed is summarization provided by Apple Intelligence. We encourage users to report a concern if they view an unexpected notification summary.At the moment, the notifications are presented as if they come directly from the news source. At the top they say BBC News (or NYTimes, or whatever), with the official app logo on the left; nowhere does it say that the text has been autogenerated by Apple Intelligence rather than being provided by the app. It would appear that Apple is promising only to label the text more informatively, rather than to make it more accurate although one would hope that work on the latter aspect is ongoing as a matter of routine.For more on this story, and the limitations of AI more generally, read the Macalopes latest column, Apple Intelligence didnt write this headline.

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a fresh complaint against Google, alleging that the company acts as the employer of certain contract workers and must negotiate with their union, Reuters reports.The Board has said Google is a joint employer for roughly 50 San Francisco-based content creators hired through IT contractor Accenture Flex.These workers, who joined the Alphabet Workers Union in 2023, should be considered under the tech giants purview, according to the agency, the report said.An administrative judge will now hear the complaint, with the decision subject to review by the NLRBs five-member panel.If the Board confirms Googles status as a joint employer for the Accenture Flex contractors, the tech giant would be compelled to engage in collective bargaining and could be held accountable for breaches of federal labor law.NLRB is also looking into a separate complaint from October, which accuses Google and Accenture Flex of altering working conditions without consulting the union first, according to the report.This follows the NLRBs January 2024 ruling requiring Google to negotiate with employees at YouTube Music an Alphabet subsidiary hired through a different staffing firm. Google has appealed the decision, and a US federal court is scheduled to review the case later this month.Google has faced growing labor challenges, marked by worker protests and layoffs. Last year, the company removed a $15-an-hour minimum wage for contractors and implemented changes aimed at sidestepping union negotiations.Implications for the industryGoogle has stated that it does not have sufficient control over contract workers to qualify as their joint employer, according to the report.The outcome of the case could set a precedent for how contract workers are treated across the tech industry, where companies frequently rely on third-party staffing firms.Companies may need to rethink their mix of employment types and how they engage contract and gig workers, said Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst and CEO at Greyhound Research. In a worst-case scenario, this work could be moved to locations where such regulations dont exist. Alternatively, companies might face additional compliance requirements, costs, and audits if the NLRB wins against major corporations.Meanwhile, large corporations may need to adopt a more flexible stance on the issue, as the number of contract and gig workers is expected to grow, Gogia added.A decision against Google could also energize unionization efforts within the tech sector, offering a roadmap for organizing workers in an industry that has traditionally resisted union activity. The topic is also profoundly interlinked with the countrys political climate, Gogia said. If one were to consider the past stand that the Trump administration had on the subject, it is clear that the concept of joint employer may not see the light of day after all.