Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more.Imagine this: you’re already having a crappy day, and then your phone buzzes with a notification from your soon-to-be-ex. But instead of the usual “hey, we need to talk” lead-in, Apple’s AI decides to cut to the chase: “No longer in a relationship; wants belongings from the apartment.” Yup, that’s a real thing now, thanks to iOS 18.1’s notification summaries feature. According to TechRadar, some unlucky soul got broken up with via AI summary on his birthday. The tweet, understandably, went viral. Here’s how it works: Apple Intelligence scans your notifications, decides what’s important, and condenses it into a handy little bullet point for your lock screen. It’s supposed to be useful for things like grocery lists or meetup details, but as you might expect, it’s not exactly nuanced when it comes to matters of the heart. Imagine getting dumped, and then having your phone summarize it for you like it’s a fucking grocery list. And hey, at least this guy got internet fame out of it. But for the rest of us, the idea of an AI mediation, our most painful moments, is straight out of a Black Mirror episode. As Ars Technica points out, this is probably not the last time we’ll see AI-assisted breakups. Image: Twitter / X The notification summaries feature is…Apple’s AI now delivers breakup texts with the empathy of a robot