Software & AppsApple responds to its voice-to-text feature writing 'Trump' when a user says 'racist'Apple has confirmed its voice-to-text feature briefly showed 'Trump' when a user would say 'racist,' with the company saying there was phonetic overlap.Jak ConnorTech and Science EditorPublished Feb 25, 2025 8:07 PM CST1 minute & 30 seconds read timeTL;DR: Apple acknowledged an issue in its voice-to-text feature where the word "Trump" appeared when users said "racist," attributing it to phonetic overlap.Apple has confirmed its voice-to-text feature does currently have a glitch that makes it write "Trump" when a user says the word "racist". Apple has verified this bug is real, and it's currently working on a solution for the glitch that has been detected by some users who have shared video footage of it occurring on social media platforms. According to Apple, the glitch happens because the speech recognition models powering the feature can sometimes display words with phonetic overlap until further analysis from the model can be conducted and the correct word displayed. Apple says the bug has been suggesting "Trump" in replacement of several other words beginning with the "r" consonant."We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today," a spokesperson for Apple said in a statement Tuesday The glitch has been replicated across several iPhone devices and apps, meaning the source of the glitch is likely in the latest version of iOS. However, location could be a factor as well, as I tried to test if the glitch was present on my iPhone 15 Pro Max, currently running iOS 18.3.1, and the voice-to-text didn't display "Trump" before writing the word "racist." It's also possible Apple has already rolled out the update to fix the problem. Best Deals: B0BCNKKZ91Today7 days ago30 days ago* Prices last scanned on 2/25/2025 at 8:06 pm CST - prices may not be accurate, click links above for the latest price. We may earn an affiliate commission from any sales.Join Our NewsletterJoin the daily TweakTown Newsletter for a special insider look into new content and what is happening behind the scenes!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe anytime, and your data will not be shared without your consent.NEWS SOURCE:nbcnews.comJak's ComputerCPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X MOTHERBOARD: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII HERO RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4 3600MHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE SSD: GALAX HOF Pro 2TB OS: Windows 11 Pro COOLER: NZXT Kraken 360mm CASE: Lian Li Lancool III PSU: Corsair RM1000x SHIFT KEYBOARD: Logitech G915 LIGHTSPEED MOUSE: Logitech G PRO Wireless MONITOR: MSI MAG 274UPF Similar News StoriesRelated Topics