The Simpsons' 'eat Up Martha' Was the First Autocorrect Fail (2013)
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The Simpsons predicted autocorrect fails in 1994, and this article discusses the history behind it.
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Then why, oh why, is the iOS keyboard still so atrociously bad and appears to be getting worse over time?