Apple Intelligence is likely the most significant feature in iOS 18, as it integrates native AI features into the operating system. While the technology is unlikely to be released publicly until October, the company has already given iOS 18.1 beta testers a sneak peek. One of its advantages is AI summaries in the Mail app. Users can utilize this useful Apple Intelligence tool to save time, decide the relevance of emails at a glance, get locked out of their accounts, and perhaps lose large quantities of money.
Yes, you have read that correctly. Apple Intelligence cannot distinguish between phishing and authentic emails. According to many Reddit users, the Mail app’s AI-powered filter prioritizes phishing emails. This implies that the technology categorizes emails only based on their words, disregarding the senders’ addresses and other relevant signals.
The phishing problem has long been with Apple Mail, as its automatic junk email screening isn’t always efficient. However, Apple Intelligence exacerbates the problem by not only leaving phishing emails in the inbox, but also flagging them as a priority. As a result, naïve individuals may respond quickly and become victims of these scams.
We understand that Apple Intelligence will be released to the public as a beta product, and that this behavior occurs during the OS’s first developer beta. So, while errors are unavoidable, it is critical to expose defects of this magnitude. If not fixed by the time iOS 18.1 is released to all users, the repercussions could be devastating.
Apple Mail can already detect confirmed email addresses for certain organizations. Perhaps the tech behemoth might add this feature into its AI filters to identify whether customers’ accounts actually require immediate attention or whether someone is attempting to defraud them.
