Journalism group asks Apple to dump AI feature after it says Mangione shot himself

Published December 19, 2024 12:32pm ET



A major journalism group is urging Apple to drop its new Apple Intelligence feature that summarizes news alerts after the program alerted that Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had shot himself.

Reporters Without Borders, an international nonprofit organization that advocates the freedom of the press, asked Apple to drop its feature after Apple Intelligence sent an alert that said, “Luigi Mangione shoots himself; Syrian mother hopes Assad pays the price; South Korea police raid Yoon Suk Yeol’s office.”

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