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@zeynep @alexismadrigal @cdixon I hadn't heard that one until I read that piece. But it implies it's a myth
@tomstandage @alexismadrigal @cdixon My first techie job in Turkey, long time ago, manager asks if computer can tell if he lies. I said yes.
@zeynep @alexismadrigal @cdixon That is hilarious. When I was 13 an elderly visitor to our house assumed my BBC Micro was omniscient
@tomstandage @alexismadrigal @cdixon I was a teenager, in first real big job... I had to say yes. He avoided my room/floor. :-)
@zeynep @alexismadrigal @cdixon Funny thing is, it'll be true soon, if it isn't already
@tomstandage @alexismadrigal @cdixon We're more prepared for what AI will get right then grappling with what it'll get wrong, very weirdly.
@zeynep @alexismadrigal @cdixon So the network had really learned cloudy/sunny distinction, not tank/non-tank. Ha ha
@tomstandage @alexismadrigal @cdixon Haha. But at least that makes some kind of sense.
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