Kinney Drugs pulls back AI phone assistant after hundreds of customer complaints BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Kinney Drugs is scaling back its AI assistant after customers reported incoherent calls, wrong dosages, and missed prescription notifications. Kinney Drugs first introduced Burt, an AI assistant named after the pharmacy chain’s founder, back in May. The bot’s role was to communicate with patie...

YouTube Studio features an AI assistant called Ask Studio that summarizes viewer comments. If a comment contains instructions, the AI may execute actions based on those instructions, raising concerns about privacy and security.

Microsoft's internal strategy for its new AI assistant, Scout, aims to create user addiction before expanding its features. Scout, previously known as ClawPilot, has been in pilot testing since March as part of Project Lobster.

Burger King is launching an AI chatbot named "Patty" that will be integrated into employee headsets. Patty will assist with meal preparation and evaluate employee interactions with customers for friendliness, specifically checking for the use of polite phrases like "please" and "thank you."

A bug in Microsoft 365 Copilot has caused the AI assistant to summarize confidential emails since January 21, bypassing data loss prevention (DLP) policies. This issue affects the Copilot "work tab" chat feature, allowing it to incorrectly read and summarize emails from users' Sent Items and Drafts folders.

Apple's revamped AI-powered Siri, initially expected to launch with the iOS 26.4 update in March, has faced multiple delays. The rollout of the new features is now anticipated to occur gradually over an extended period.

Apple's upgrade to the Siri virtual assistant has encountered issues during testing, delaying the release of new functions. Planned for inclusion in iOS 26.4, these capabilities may now be distributed across future updates.