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Incident 952: Apple’s Voice Dictation Reportedly Substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘Racist’ Due to Speech Recognition Bug

Description: Apple's iPhone dictation feature reportedly displayed "Trump" when users dictated the word "racist," with a viral video demonstrating the glitch. Apple acknowledged the bug, attributing it to a phonetic overlap in its speech recognition model, though some speculated it could be an internal prank. The company announced an immediate fix.

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Alleged: Apple and iPhone developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Apple users and Donald Trump.
Alleged implicated AI system: iPhone

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Incident ID
952
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-02-25
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Apple is fixing a voice dictation bug that substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’
Apple is fixing a voice dictation bug that substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’

Apple is fixing a voice dictation bug that substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’

theverge.com

Apple is fixing a voice dictation bug that substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’
theverge.com · 2025

Apple has acknowledged a peculiar bug with the iPhone’s dictation feature that briefly displays “Trump” when someone says the word “racist.” The Verge has been unable to reproduce the issue, but it picked up attention on Tuesday after a vid…

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