iPhone transcribes the word 'racist' as 'Trump.' Apple explains why.
iPhone transcribes the word 'racist' as 'Trump.' Apple explains why. Apple's voice-to-text AI dictation tool temporarily showed the word 'Trump' when someone says 'racist.' By Matthews Martins on February 26, 2025 Apple is explaining why iPhone's dictation tool temporarily transcribed the word "racist" as "Trump." Credit: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Apple is on the defense after iPhone users noticed something weird with Apple's AI-powered dictation tool. Over the past 24 hours, videos started to spread across the internet showing iPhone users trying to use Apple's voice-to-text dictation tool to transcribe the word "racist." The iPhone would temporarily transcribe "racist" as "Trump" before quickly overwriting the word with the correct dictation. As to be expected, President Donald Trump's supporters were not happy with Apple over the transcription, with conspiracy t...
