Report Bugs On IOS, Your Content Can Be Used To Train Apple Intelligence

Apple announced an opt-in Apple Intelligence training program (photo: x @2u0Td)

JAKARTA - If you report bugs in iOS, especially in beta, the content you upload can now be used by Apple to train its artificial intelligence model (Apple Intelligence). This was revealed by a developer who discovered changes to privacy notifications in Apple's Feedback app.

Pada Senin 14 April sebelumnya, Apple mengumumkan program pelatihan Apple Intelligence yang bersifat opt-in, artinya pengguna bisa memilih untuk ikut serta agar data dari iPhone mereka digunakan untuk melatikan model AI.

Apple stated that the training process was carried out entirely on devices and used a privacy protection method called Differential Privacy. The method adds artificial "noise" to ensure data cannot be traced back to specific individuals.

However, despite being opt-in for most features, it seems that something is different about bug reporting in the beta version of iOS. A developer named Joachim found that the Feedback app now includes a new privacy statement. When users attach files like sysdiagnosis to report bugs, they must agree that the content can be used for Apple AI training.

The notification reads: "Apple can use your delivery to improve Apple's products and services, such as training Apple Intelligence models and other machine learning models."

Joachim criticized this move because there was no choice to refuse. The only way not to participate is not to send a bug report at all. He also regrets that this important information is "hidden" in other parts of privacy, which many users may not realize.

Although only one developer has publicly expressed this concern, it is likely that more developers will respond negatively, especially as there is no opt-out button.

Can Reject AI Training, But Not When Reporting Bugs

Apple does provide an option for users to refuse participation in Apple Intelligence's AI training program. The trick is to turn off the analytic data sharing settings in the Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements menu, then disable "Share iPhone & Watch Analytics".

However, this setting does not apply to iOS' beta bug reporting. To date, there is no option to reject the use of bug report content for AI training. This can certainly raise concerns for developers who prioritize privacy, even though Apple claims to have taken sufficient protection steps.

Apple also plans to expand this AI training program to other features in iOS, such as Genmoji, Image Playground, and Writing Tools in the future. So, transparency and user control will be an important issue in its implementation later.