iPhone Speech “Bug” Turns “Racist” Into “Trump”

CNN Business reports:

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.” “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.

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. 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 Trump when users were saying “racist.”

Read the full article.  The cult is screaming. Wait until Glorious Leader hears about this.

Hey @Apple @tim_cook Why does my iPhone glitch the word Trump when I voice to text the word racist? Don’t believe me, try it! #Apple #iPhone pic.twitter.com/RJvtGtJpLV

— Matt (@MattInMN) February 25, 2025

Whoever at Apple is responsible for this should lose their job. The voice-to-text feature is displaying “Trump” whenever I say “racist.” pic.twitter.com/dDTsrHIKKg

— Malachi Maxey (@malachimaxeyusa) February 25, 2025