In the last hours, a strange error in the voice dictation of the iPhone has been the protagonist of all our social networks, generating opinions of all kinds and even giving rise to the most macabre theories. According to a viral video on Tiktok, when pronouncing the word “racist”, the iPhone transforms it into “Trump.” Is this real? We tell you everything.
Following this curious and strange failure, controversy has not been expected, especially for the political involvement it could have. Apple has recognized the problem and assured that it is working to solve it as soon as possiblebut confusion and confusion have already spread among users.
Dictated by voice of the iPhone Failure
The ruling has quickly caught everyone's attention, for the unusual and compromising of the case. That the name of former president Donald Trump appears as a substitute for a word with connotations as negative as “racist” has generated a great controversy. Who decides that this is so? Is Apple behind this error?
Although some interpret it as a purely technical failure, others have taken the opportunity to speculate about possible political motivations that could be behind this error. In statements to Fox News, an Apple spokesman clarified that the problem is due to a phonetic overlap in the voice recognition model used by the dictation. That is, the system confuses it with similar sounds, which causes the word “Trump” to say “racist” in English. As explained, similar errors have also been detected with other words containing the consonant “R”.
John Burkey, former member of the Siri team in Apple, has contributed a theory that gives the matter even more mystery. According to Burkey, it is likely that the failure has originated after an update on Apple servers. The most curious thing is that Burkey considers that it may not be a simple error, but of a response derived from the code that is executed on the company's servers. If so, we would not be facing any failure, but before a deeper problem related to the Voice recognition management In Apple systems.
Apple at war with Trump?
Today, it is unknown if Apple will implement a solution from the server or if it will be necessary to wait for a new update of iOS 18. What is clear is that The company is receiving pressure To act quickly. Voice dictation is a widely used tool and an error of this caliber, which involves such a well -known, protagonist and controversial political figure as Trump, can question Apple's alleged political neutrality.
This ruling comes at a delicate time, since Donald Trump has intensified his threats to impose new tariffs on foreign companies, which includes technological giants such as Apple. To soften the tensions, the Cupertino company recently announced that will invest 500,000 million dollars in the United States during the next four years. This plan includes the creation of 20,000 new jobs and the construction of an advanced manufacturing installation in Houston. In addition, Apple will build Private Cloud Compute servers to enhance Apple Intelligence, its next great technological commitment.
With all this on the table, it is not surprising that a seemingly casual error has gained so much prominence. To what extent are they impartial in Apple? Could there be scheduled, intentional or accidental biases?
