Apple is addressing a glitch in its iPhone dictation feature that momentarily suggested the word “Trump” when users spoke words with an “R” sound, including “racist.”
The issue gained attention after iPhone users shared videos on social media demonstrating the error. When using the dictation feature and saying the word “racist,” the text initially displayed “Trump” before automatically correcting itself.
“We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today,” Apple said in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Apple explained that the speech recognition model sometimes suggests words with phonetic similarities, causing certain words with an “R” sound to trigger the bug. However, The Associated Press was unable to replicate the issue a day after it was first reported.
Meanwhile, Apple recently announced plans to invest over $500 billion and create 20,000 jobs in the U.S. over the next four years, including building a new factory in Texas. This comes amid former President Donald Trump’s push for tariffs on imports. Separately, Apple shareholders rejected a proposal to align the company with Trump’s efforts to eliminate corporate diversity initiatives.