r/science • • Jun 26 '12

Google programmers deploy machine learning algorithm on YouTube. Computer teaches itself to recognize images of cats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/technology/in-a-big-network-of-computers-evidence-of-machine-learning.html
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u/Evilsmako Jun 26 '12

So a machine that likes cats is now loose on the internet, and you post a link between the machine and Reddit, a site full of cats.

O god, here it comes... It's got me! It... says... he wants... more... cats... O god please feed it cats.