When speaking the word \u201cracist,\u201d iOS briefly transcribes the text as \u201cTrump\u201d before changing it back to the intended word. It\u2019s not clear what could cause this behavior. Engadget was able to replicate the issue, as you can see in the GIF below.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n Apple told <\/em><\/a> <\/em>it was due to \u201cphonetic overlap between the two words,\u201d despite the fact that the two words do not sound similar. That also doesn't explain why "racist," with a lowercase "r" would transcribe as "Trump" \u2014 seemingly a reference to our current president \u2014 and not "trump," the noun. An AI expert who once worked on Siri told the paper it could be a \u201cserious prank\u201d on the part of an Apple employee. <\/p>\n Apple didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s a bug or prank, it surfaced at a particularly embarrassing time for the iPhone maker, which announced on Monday that it planned to invest <\/a> in manufacturing facilities for AI servers. The investment, most of which was already planned, came after Apple CEO Tim Cook met with President Donald Trump at the White House last week. <\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/mobile\/iphones-are-briefly-changing-racist-to-trump-due-to-an-ios-dictation-issue-230712021.html?src=rss