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		xmprt on Nov 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to recognize AI snake oil [pdf] I'm not sure what the term for it is, but humans have an uncanny ability to ascribe meaning to pure randomness. I'm not surprised a random AI can appear smart.

n2j3 on Nov 20, 2019 [–]

When your audio player picks these random tracks https://i.imgur.com/QRoGQRy.png (example from earlier in the day) you start believing in a Higher Power..

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