But Apple's virtual assistant Siri briefly thought Bulgaria's national anthem was the wildly popular song "Despacito", according to multiple reports from the likes of The Verge and CNET.
It's a bizarre instance of an increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) getting muddled up.
When iPhone, iPad, or Mac users asked Siri: "What is the national anthem of Bulgaria?", they got the result, "The national anthem of Bulgaria is Despacito."
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Apple appears to have fixed the issue because when Business Insider asked Siri it gave the correct answer.
Why does Siri think the nat... @ The Verge
If you somehow haven't heard of it, "Despacito" is the most-streamed song ever. But it's not the national anthem of Bulgaria. In fact, it's a track by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber.
It's unclear what caused Apple to make the link and Apple did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
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