It seems Apple has a new “Siri-ous” problem on its hands. The iPhone’s voice-to-text feature, a tool millions rely on daily, is making waves for all the wrong reasons. A viral TikTok video recently exposed the bizarre glitch: when users said “racist,” the text-to-speech feature would sometimes change it to “Trump” before quickly correcting itself.
Apple’s response? They’re working on it. The company acknowledged the issue with its speech recognition model and promised to roll out a fix soon. But the damage was done. How did this even slip through the cracks? Was there some kind of covert political agenda embedded in their algorithms?
This isn’t the first time Big Tech’s bias has made headlines. Amazon’s Alexa faced similar controversy when it refused to provide answers about Trump but was eager to back Kamala Harris. Coincidence? Hardly. It seems there’s a growing pattern of political bias in tech products. Alexa’s answers about Harris included praise for her race and gender, while Trump’s name was simply silenced. Amazon fixed that too, but the underlying issue remains. This is more than just a glitch—it’s a window into a deeper issue within Big Tech.
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JUST IN: Apple says it is "addressing the issue" as iPhone's voice-to-text feature periodically shows "Trump" whenever a user says "racist."
"We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation, and we are rolling out a fix as soon as possible," an… pic.twitter.com/UVQfzLOKu0
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) February 25, 2025
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https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/iphones-voice-text-feature-suffers-trump-derangement-syndrome