Apple announced that it will no longer autocorrect the swear word to “Ducking Hell.”

Apple states that one of the most commonly used expletives won’t be automatically translated to “ducking” any longer.

Soon, the well-known autocorrect tool will be able to employ artificial intelligence to understand the context in which you truly intended to use that expletive.

Software CEO Craig Federighi remarked, “Well, the keyboard will learn it, too, in those times where you just want to enter a ducking word.

He revealed it during the Apple developers’ conference in California.

iPhone users who constantly gripe about having to redo their own texts have adopted the phrase “damn you autocorrect” as an abbreviation, a joke, the name of an Instagram account, and even a song.

The function will alter as a result of the employment of a transformer model, which acquires context by utilising mathematical methods to track correlations in data, such as the words in this sentence.

Transformers, one of the most potent groups of AI models, were first mentioned in a 2017 study from Google, and autosuggest, or predictive text, systems are starting to gain traction.

The “iOS 17” operating system updates, which are anticipated to become generally accessible in September after a public beta test in July, will include the autocorrect improvement.

The new feature is also available in “iPadOS 17.”

In other news from the developers’ meeting, Apple revealed the $3,499 (£2,849) “Apple Vision Pro” augmented reality headset.

The new headset, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, “seamlessly combines the real world and the online world.”

In the United States, it will be accessible early in 2019, and in other nations, later in 2024. A new company milestone was set on Monday when Apple’s market value surpassed $3 trillion.

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