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Sentences change after I press send.

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Allsorts Sat 22-Jun-24 07:01:19

I have a relatively new I phone and I pad. I read every sentence as I write, Every now and then I read it all back and words have changed. I get to the end and press send, knowing I’ve checked everything. Frequently, usually the first sentence has become a load of rubbish. I’m going to have to preview everything on here in future. I trained as a touch typist early in my career, the keys were hidden, a qwerty keyboard just the same.
I checked this three times and yet every in my first sentence had changed to ever and as a to Aa.

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Farmor15 Sat 22-Jun-24 08:30:39

I nearly always preview before posting - easier than being annoyed by a mistake which the technology might have introduced. Sometimes it's hard to correct as predictive text seems to think it knows best!

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Marydoll Sat 22-Jun-24 08:43:05

It is always happening to me and I do usually preview! Grr!

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BlueBelle Sat 22-Jun-24 09:06:50

Predictive text has a life iof its own
I read back but even then I still find mistakes 🙄

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Elegran Sat 22-Jun-24 09:25:39

Predictive text is not obligatory. If you know you can do better yourself, you can turn it off.

I did a search for "Switching off predictive text" and the first result on the list was from Duolingo. It had instructions for Android and iOS devices.
support.duolingo.com/hc/en-us/articles/4403698695309-How-do-I-disable-predictive-text

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Baggs Sat 22-Jun-24 09:51:18

Predictive text probably uses a machine learning model. I've noticed that it learns expressions I use even if it got them wrong at first.

So long as a post on GN, which is not a 'formal' sort of place (mostly!), is comprehensible I don't think a bit of nitwittery from so-called AI really matters.

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