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Apple's new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit

'This is going to catch people out and cost them money,' one expert told Crikey.

Screenshots from iPhone users show this new suite of AI-powered features appears unable to distinguish between messages sent by real individuals and organisations and fake requests made by scammers imitating others. Steve, a pseudonym granted as his work has not authorised him to speak to the media, was surprised to see that his recently updated iPhone had prioritised and summarised an email saying that he had to lodge a income statement to the Australian Tax Office. UQ honorary professor Jeremy Howard shared a screenshot on Bluesky of a prioritised alert, remarking “Maybe Apple Intelligence shouldn’t mark scam emails as ‘Priority’ with a summary saying it’s for security purposes?”

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