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Apple Says It’s Fixing iPhone Dictation Bug That Hears ‘Trump’ When Someone Says ‘Racist’


An Apple dictation feature for the iPhone has been mistakenly changing the word 'racist' to 'Trump.'

“We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today,” an Apple rep said in a statement Tuesday. Tests with iPhone’s Dictation indicate that other words that can produce “racist” include “ramp,” “rhubarb,” “rhythmic” and “ruffles.” A tech controversy involving Trump and VP Kamala Harris cropped up last fall, prior to the 2024 election.

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