Apple Agrees to $250 Million Settlement Over Claims It Misled iPhone Buyers About AI

Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle claims that it misled people about the AI features on some iPhones. The case focused on Apple Intelligence and claims that Apple promoted the iPhone 16 and some iPhone 15 models as having major AI upgrades that were not fully available at the time.

The settlement covers a nationwide class-action lawsuit and includes no admission of wrongdoing. According to the reports, roughly 36 million devices may be eligible under the agreement.

Some iPhone owners could receive between $25 and $95, depending on the terms of the settlement and their eligibility. The lawsuit was also tied to delays in artificial-intelligence upgrades to Siri.

Apple is settling claims that it overstated or misrepresented the availability of its AI features, including Apple Intelligence and Siri upgrades.

No. The reports say the settlement includes no admission of wrongdoing.

Owners of certain eligible iPhone models may be able to file claims and receive a payment.

The reports say some people could receive between $25 and $95.

NYTimes

Some iPhone owners will be eligible to receive $25 to $95 over claims that the tech giant oversold its artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence.

Reuters

Apple on Tuesday settled for $250 million a shareholder lawsuit brought after the company delayed artificial-intelligence upgrades to its Siri ‌voice assistant.

Business Wire

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, along with co-lead counsel Kaplan Fox and Clarkson, filed a motion today asking the District Court to preliminarily approve a $250,000,000 Settlement with Apple Inc. in a nationwide false advertising class action concerning “Apple Intellige...

CNET

Those who bought select iPhone models could collect up to $95 each.

The Guardian

Settlement, which includes no admission of wrongdoing, covers roughly 36m eligible devices in class-action lawsuit

24/7 Wall Street

The case for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) gets easier to articulate every quarter.

PYMNTS

Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit that alleged that the company failed to add artificial intelligence features to its iPhone at the time it had promised, Reuters reported Tuesday (May 5).

New York Post

If approved, the settlement would be one of the largest-ever from Apple and result in cash payments of up to $95 for owners of roughly 37 million iPhones bought in the US.

TechCrunch

Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over how it marketed its AI features ahead of the launch of the iPhone 16. The Financial Times was the first to report the news.

Bloomberg Technology

Apple will let users choose from a range of outside AI services to power features across its software, according to sources. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman explains how this builds on a strategy to turn its devices into a comprehensive AI platform.