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Today's post has been none too uplifting, and yesterday's was no better. So, how about we finish with a little palate cleanser, courtesy of reader J.G. in San Diego, CA? Keeping in mind that the AI that handles speech-to-text is always learning, based on past input, MacRumors reports that a bug has emerged in the software that allows people to dictate messages to their iPhones.
Now, MacRumors is generally very, very reliable when it comes to Apple-related news. However, it's a low-frills, somewhat spartan site, and so its reporting tends to be brief. That being the case, we are actually having trouble figuring out what the bug is. All we know is that it has something to do with the fact that, when some users speak R-A-C-I-S-T, the phone initially interprets that as T-R-U-M-P before correcting to R-A-C-I-S-T. See photo-illustration below:
We will try to keep an eye on this story, and see if MacRumors or any other outlet ever explains exactly what the error is. (Z)