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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are lying outside on the grass and looking up at the clouds. Cueball asks Megan what she thinks a particular cloud looks like, following the common human activity of {{w| | + | {{incomplete|Pretty close}} |
+ | [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are lying outside on the grass and looking up at the clouds. Cueball asks Megan what she thinks a particular cloud looks like, following the common human activity of {{w|Pareidolia}}, or finding patterns where there are none (particularly in clouds). | ||
− | Rather than responding with her own interpretation, Megan takes a picture of the cloud with her phone, and uses Google's [http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyimage.html Search by Image] feature. In this feature, the user uploads an image rather than providing a keyword to search on, and | + | Rather than responding with her own interpretation, Megan takes a picture of the cloud with her phone, and uses Google's [http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyimage.html Search by Image] feature. In this feature, the user uploads an image rather than providing a keyword to search on, and Google looks for similar images, objects, people, etc. Google concludes that the image is most likely a cloud, which although factual does not address the imaginative dimension of the query. This can be taken as a commentary on the continuing limitations of {{w|artificial intelligence}} with respect to human imagination. |
− | Google image search | + | Ironically, even though Google image search proves to be unimaginative in this comic, it is surprisingly accurate at recognizing the photographed image, a task that has eluded programmers and was the subject of [[1425: Tasks]]. |
− | + | The title text is a pun on {{w|cloud computing}}, a trendy term for providing massive amounts of storage and computing resources using the non-localized attributes of the Internet. It has nothing to do with literal clouds. In a more literal sense, with the word "computing" taken to mean "processing," the title text notes that the processing of an image of a cloud for queries, such as demonstrated in the comic, is not at an advanced state yet. Cloud computing is also referenced in [[908: The Cloud]] and [[1117: My Sky]]. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball and Megan are lying outside on their backs | + | :[Cueball and Megan are lying outside on their backs] |
:Cueball: What do you think that cloud looks like? | :Cueball: What do you think that cloud looks like? | ||
− | :[Megan takes a photo of the cloud with her smart phone | + | :[Megan takes a photo of the cloud with her smart phone] |
− | + | :Snap | |
− | :[Cueball sits up and looks at Megan. Megan | + | :[Cueball sits up and looks at Megan. Megan uses her phone.] |
:Google -> Search by image | :Google -> Search by image | ||
::[Uploading...] | ::[Uploading...] | ||
− | :[In the last frame she gets a response from Google | + | :[In the last frame she gets a response from Google]: |
− | :Google: Best guess for this image: | + | :Google: Best guess for this image: '''Cloud''' |
:Cueball: Keep trying, Google. | :Cueball: Keep trying, Google. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Google Search]] | [[Category:Google Search]] | ||
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