Apple has been sued in federal court for what plaintiffs allegedly were false advertisements for some Apple Intelligence features.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, seeks class action status and damages on behalf of those who purchased iPhones and other devices available to Apple Intelligence. The plaintiffs allege that the device owner has not received the promised Apple Intelligence features.
“We hope for clear and reasonable consumer expectations that these (grown) transformational features from Apple will be available upon the release of the iPhone,” reads a complaint filed by lawyers for the plaintiff. “Contrary to the defendant’s claims about advanced AI capabilities, this product offered a significantly limited or completely absent version of Apple Intelligence that misleads consumers about its actual usefulness and performance.”
This suit is the latest headache for Apple as it struggles to provide the highly anticipated Apple Intelligence capabilities to the market. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Apple CEO Tim Cook “has lost confidence in AI head John Giannandrea’s ability to carry out product development.”