Let's talk about Artificial Intelligence

[facthunter]

Mispronunciations.   Nev

[old man emu]

8 hours ago, facthunter said:

Mispronunciations.   Nev

I was going to argue the toss with Nev, but then I realised that I have often said that language is an evolving thing and with it speech. Therefore I must concede that nowadays the noun is mispronunciations, but hold that the verb is mispronounce.

[red750]

In linguistics, homonyms are words which are either homographs—words that mean different things but have the same spelling (regardless of pronunciation)—or homophones—words that mean different things but have the same pronunciation (regardless of spelling). Using this definition, the words row (propel with oars), row (a linear arrangement) and row (an argument) are homonyms because they are homographs (though only the first two are homophones). So are the words see (vision) and sea (body of water), because they are homophones (though not homographs).

 

I'm going to read a book tonight.  I read in yesterday's paper...           homographs

It's time to sow the seed.              The pig farmer bought a new sow.  homographs

It's time to sow the seed.               Sew a button on it.                            homophones

 

On the subject of the topic, AI, closed captions AI regularly gets it horribly wrong.

[pmccarthy]

It annoys me when people write I lead the cow rather than I led the cow when it is past tense.

[old man emu]

AI often makes mistakes when it ignores punctuation, like this:

 

[red750]

I've mentioned a few times how the AI powering closed captions on TV is often hopeless.

 

On Weekend Sunrise this morning, Channel 7 crossed to Washington a number of times, where their reporter in America, Mylie Hogan, (grand daughter of Paul Hogan), was reporting on gunshots at the White House while Trump was inside. On at least 8 occasions when the hosts referred to her, closed captions had her as Molly Hogan. Only once did it get it correct.

 

 

 

[old man emu]

Oh, Lord! No!

 

Another orchestrated assasination attempt!!!!!!!

[red750]

The shooter was shot dead by the Secret Service.

[nomadpete]

34 minutes ago, old man emu said:

Oh, Lord! No!

 

Another orchestrated assasination attempt!!!!!!!

No, just another day in good ole USA.

 

If he intended an assassination, I doubt he would pull a pistol at the front gate.

 

So, simply another deranged gun nut.

[facthunter]

Not a very SECRET service. . He gets the Publicity He Probably sought. . Nev

[old man emu]

When are you blokes going to recognise irony?

[facthunter]

What I alluded to is a KNOWN causal factor in these happenings. It seemed like an appropriate time to Mention it.. Plus It's in the OFF topic place. 

 I know a bloke that bought a rusty steel boat, which sank.. Was that Ironic? He thought it was a steal at the Price. THAT was Nautical but NOT Nice.  He'd floated the idea of a boat many times with his wife, She couldn't ever sea the funny side of it. Her Heart sank when she got the News, (That the Insurance wasn't paid). That Put the Kybosh on a good Bottom of the Harbour scheme. Nev

[nomadpete]

I reckon those secret service guards might benefit from a bit of gun training - it took 30 shots to bring down one lightly armed person. (there was only mention of him having a hand gun)

 

 

[onetrack]

It's standard U.S. armed forces and police techniques to let loose with multiple magazines just in the general direction of the threat, with the hope that something hits the offender.

It's not helped by the fact that most short-barrelled pistols and revolvers aren't particularly accurate after about 25 to 30 metres - and even more so if you're moving, trying to find cover.

 

Edited 12 minutes ago by onetrack

[old man emu]

A bystander was also hit. Enquirie s are being made to see which gun that bullet came from.