Apple fixing bug that caused dictation feature to type the word ‘Trump’ when users said ‘racist’
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Apple says it’s fixing a technical bug that caused its voice-to-text system to briefly replace the word “racist” with the word “Trump.”
Apple says it’s fixing a technical bug that caused its voice-to-text system to briefly replace the word “racist” with the word “Trump.” Some iPhone users had reported on Tuesday that when they spoke the word “racist” using Apple’s voice dictation feature, the system automatically typed in “Trump” before quickly correcting to the word “racist.” The company on Tuesday acknowledged the glitch that it said was causing its system to incorrectly suggest the word “Trump” when users spoke words with “r” consonants, and said it was rolling out a fix. “We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement. Apple says the speech recognition models behind its dictation feature occasionally show an incorrect word with phonetic overlap, before quickly correcting to the user’s intended word. The company did not comment further on why its system may have heard the name of President Donald Trump when users were saying “racist.” The issue came after Apple on Monday announced a $500 billion investment in US facilities, projects and infrastructure, which Trump quickly claimed as a sign of success for his tariff policies. Earlier this month, Trump announced 10% tariff on all imports from China, where Apple makes many of its products.
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