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Apple says it’s fixing a technical bug that caused its voice-to-text system to briefly change the word “racist” with the word “Trump.”
Some iPhone users had reported on Tuesday that when they spoke the word “racist” utilizing Apple’s voice dictation feature, the system routinely typed in “Trump” earlier than shortly correcting to the word “racist.”
The firm on Tuesday acknowledged the glitch that it said was inflicting its system to incorrectly recommend the word “Trump” when users spoke phrases with “r” consonants, and said it was rolling out a repair.
“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 an announcement.
Apple says the speech recognition fashions behind its dictation feature often present an incorrect word with phonetic overlap, earlier than shortly correcting to the person’s meant word. The firm didn’t remark additional on why its system might have heard the identify of President Donald Trump when users had been saying “racist.”
The problem got here after Apple on Monday introduced a $500 billion funding in US services, tasks and infrastructure, which Trump shortly claimed as an indication of success for his tariff insurance policies. Earlier this month, Trump introduced 10% tariff on all imports from China, the place Apple makes a lot of its merchandise.
In an all-caps Truth Social post on Monday, Trump said the funding confirmed “faith in what we are doing, without which, they would’nt (sic) be investing ten cents. Thank you (CEO) Tim Cook and Apple.”
But Trump lashed out at Apple in a separate, all-caps Truth Social publish on Tuesday, after the firm’s shareholders voted down a proposal to finish its variety, fairness and inclusion initiatives at its annual assembly.
Apple’s board had urged shareholders to reject the proposal, saying the firm complies with related legal guidelines and goals to “create a culture of belonging where everyone can do their best work.” Still, Cook acknowledged throughout the assembly that Apple may have to make some adjustments to its insurance policies as the “legal landscape around these issues evolves,” Reuters reported.
“Apple should get rid of DEI rules, not make adjustments to them,” Trump said in his Tuesday post.