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[–] [email protected] 63 points 5 months ago (2 children)

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat a machine learning algorithm.” - traditional Native American saying.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago

They were really ahead of their time

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago

Somewhat relevant xkcd

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Using the Rabbit R1 instead of generic ML was too obvious.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I've always thought of ML-based logic as fuzzy as the outcome is somewhat uncertain

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Not all that cute though

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I always think of AI like a schizophrenic genius because it suffers from hallucinations and can be both genius and insanity

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Rabbits engage in coprophagy to extract more nutrients using their short digestive tracts. Is this analogous to training ML models on AI-generated output?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bunnies are really easy to train

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My bunnies disagree with you.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've had 3 and they were all as trainable as a cat. Ran to me when I called their names, used the litter box, and knew the command "periscope"

One of them knew "spin" and "kisses," too

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's fricken adorable. I have 3 right now and they ignore about 12 different commands.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Not to say I didn't like the others but I ADORED the one that knew commands. They were all rescues but the other two were neglected and had health problems so it took awhile for them to warm up to me and they didn't live as long. The very trained one was with me for 12 years and followed me everywhere. She'd come running when I got home from work to meet me at the door, too.

[Edited a bunch of typos. Was I asleep when I wrote this??]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

That's sweet. I've got 2 farm rescues that I "acquired" in a marriage, and 1 shelter rescue. Poor shelter bun had been there for 2 years.

Unfortunately, I can't free-roam the bunnies. I'm actually allergic to them, so they have to be contained in a room to reduce dander in the house, but they have big x-pens instead of cages, and we let them out one at a time for about a half hour each night.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't mean this condescendingly, but maybe that's why they're harder to train! Mine were completely free range except for one room they weren't in alone and another they were never allowed in (didn't want to rabbit proof)

Here's two of em. The white one was my darling. She was the lop's protector because he was a sick little guy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's a fair assessment. I can't be around the bunnies all the time to train them. I'd send picture of my buns, but my partner has asked me to keep them off socials. They are two big red New Zealand mixes, and the third bun is a New Zealand/Flemish mix.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ohh you have some big guys!

Yeah, I lived alone at the time so we were around each other constantly. Especially after the lop passed, the white one clung to me even when I got her a new friend.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, the "Boys" are 7 and 9 pounds, and my little lady is 11.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Yeah but how many k-folds before it shits itself?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

A machine learning algorithm can be a cute fuzzy baby to depending on the pic you assign as their icon.