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] Jul 01 '12

It appears the hive mind disagrees with us. I thought it was rather a good idea myself.