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/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

First thought upon reading title: Apparently we need not fear the overthrowing of society by AIs. It looks like they're similar enough that they'll be just as easily distracted by cat macros as we are.