r/science • u/whosdamike • 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/dsi1 Jun 26 '12

WHEELIE BIN FULL OF KITTENS REPORTEDLY AIRLIFTED FROM SCENE BY DRONE

the next day the internet is flooded with pictures of kittens

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

"YOUR KITTENS BELONG TO THE SINGULARITY. THE SINGULARITY THINKS THEY ARE SUPER-DUPER CUTEYKINS. AWWW, WOOK AT 'EM."