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A neural network named a bunch of guinea pigs and our hearts are bursting

This is pure joy.

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David Covucci

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More often than not, the pleasure of watching a neural network perform a task comes when it fails. It’s not that thrilling to have Watson analyze your fridge and say you can make a proper stir fry. It’s much better when neural networks suggest you have Artichoke Gelatin Dog for dinner. The stupid mistakes are the funniest. But I have found the one task in which a neural network operates both properly and improperly and it is perfect: when it’s naming guinea pigs.

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When the Morris Animal Refugee got nine new guinea pigs, they turned to researcher Janelle Shane to have her neural network name them. They are both hilariously bad and utterly spot-on. Please enjoy.

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ARE YOU READY TO MEET THE GUINEA PIGS??

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Spooty and Snofer!

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Fizzby and Sprinket!

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Mumpkans!

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Astrono!

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Hally Flope!

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Biinshecklesseon! Honestly, who cares what’s going on in the world when Biinshecklesseon and Hally Flope exist?

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