{"id":774,"date":"2023-06-06T14:06:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/ducking-hell-to-disappear-from-apple-autocorrect\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T14:06:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:06:15","slug":"ducking-hell-to-disappear-from-apple-autocorrect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/ducking-hell-to-disappear-from-apple-autocorrect\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Ducking hell’ to disappear from Apple autocorrect"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Ducking hell’ to disappear from Apple autocorrect<\/p>\n

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Apple will improve its autocorrect feature so it stops changing one of the most common swear words to “ducking”. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Although iPhone users can disable the autocorrect, the keyboard’s factory settings on the device change the word automatically. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“In those moments where you just want to type a ducking word, well, the keyboard will learn it, too,” said software boss Craig Federighi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He announced the development at Apple’s developers’ conference in California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The autocorrect can helpfully substitute a reasoned replacement for a misspelt word while texting, but it can also unintentionally change the meaning. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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iPhone users can find themselves annoyed at having to rewrite their own messages – with the term “damn you autocorrect” becoming an acronym, a meme, an Instagram account and even a song. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The changes to the function will come as a result of artificial intelligence (AI), in which autocorrect will get better at predicting your next words and phrases by learning the terms that you use regularly, which includes swearing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The AI which makes this happen is called a transformer model. It learns context by tracking relationships in data, like the words in this sentence, using mathematical techniques. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Initially flagged in a 2017 paper from Google, transformers are some of the most powerful classes of AI models. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Autosuggest – or predictive text – systems are beginning to become more mainstream as the technology behind the AI has accelerated very quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The autocorrect change will be part of the iOS 17 operating system upgrades which are expected to be available as a public beta in July, with the general release in September. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It should mean that iPadOS 17 also carries the new function.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Elsewhere at the developers’ conference, Apple unveiled an augmented reality headset, Apple Vision Pro which will retail at $3,499 (\u00a32,849).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the new headset “seamlessly blends the real world and the virtual world”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It will be available early next year in the US and in other countries later in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On Monday, Apple’s market valuation reached just under $3 trillion – a new company record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Have you sent any funny or unfortunate autocorrect texts? What happened next? You can share with us by emailing <\/b>haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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