But the iPhone has had autocorrect for over 10 years.

但是，苹果手机的自动更正已经存在十年了。

How many of us have been victims of the autocorrect mishap?

我们中有多少人是自动纠错系统的受害者？

Plus, when autocorrect changes a word, a bluish-gray line will show underneath.

另外，当自动更正更改一个单词时，下面会显示一条蓝灰色的线。

It can seem like autocorrect is working against you instead of helping you.

可能看起来自动更正在和你作对，而不是给你提供帮助。

To figure out what's happening we have to understand how autocorrect works.

要搞懂原因，我们必须理解它的工作原理。

And autocorrect is actually pretty good at this, but users tend to notice autocorrect only when it makes mistakes.

自动更正实际上很善解人意，但是使用者一般只会在自动更正犯错时才会关注它。

We spoke with Ken to find out what's happening inside of autocorrect.

我们和肯聊了聊，希望能了解到自动更正的的内部原理。

This is especially obvious when autocorrect leads to unwanted changes.

这种情况在自动更正失误时尤其明显。

Mostly, people complain about how autocorrect gets in the way of their swearing.

大多数情况下，人们抱怨自动更正影响了他们骂人。

Yes, in iOS 17, if you type a certain profanity that rhymes with the word duck, it will no longer autocorrect to duck.

是的，在 iOS 17 中，如果你输入了某个与 duck 押韵的脏话，它将不再自动更正为 duck。

Whether you're on iPhone or Android, using the default keyboard or a third-party app you deal with autocorrect every single day.

无论你用的是苹果还是安卓，用系统默认键盘或者是第三方软件，你每天都要面对自动更正。

It might seem like you're always wrestling with autocorrect, but you can take control of your dictionary.

也许看起来你总是在和自动更正对抗，但是你可以掌控自己的词典。

Services that sync up diaries and autocorrect options already do; passwords will doubtless end up being replaced by facial recognition and fingerprint logins.

同步日记和自动更正选项的服务已经做到了；密码无疑最终会被面部识别和指纹登录所取代。

That may seem like a minor issue, but if there’s one thing autocorrect has taught us, it’s that small mistakes can have a big impact.

这似乎是一个小问题， 但如果说自动更正教会了我们一件事，那就是小错误会产生大影响。

In the future, machine learning might create an autocorrect that's more accurate than ever but whatever the technology is, we can't lose sight of the original goal of autocorrect.

未来，机器学习可能会创造出更加准确的自动更正，但是无论技术变成什么样子，我们不能忘记自动更正的最原始的目的。