Re:Some onions were too sexy for Facebook
by hanoz on Friday October 09, 2020 @08:46PM
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I can't be the only human on Hacker News who knows enough about machine learning (not all that much), in combination with enough about the human body (not all that much) to completely empathise with the machine's misunderstanding in this instance?
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Re:Some onions were too sexy for Facebook
by chaz6 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @06:42AM
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I do not blame the algorithm but the people who decided to implement an algorithm that is unsuitable for the task in the place of paid human being who could do the job properly.
Re:Some onions were too sexy for Facebook
by JimTheMan on Friday October 09, 2020 @10:24PM
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It's in the way that the light bounces off the voluptuous onions isn't it? Stupid sexy onions.
Re:Some onions were too sexy for Facebook
by NicolasGorden on Friday October 09, 2020 @09:02PM
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Not only do I 100% agree with you, but I actually think there's a good probability it was done on purpose and then capitalized on brilliantly. That onion image jumps at me.
I must give them a tip of the hat, they know how to play the media game:
> "We've sold more in the last three days than in the last five years," said Mr McLean, adding they are also now listed under "sexy onions" on the company website.