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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 | + | {{incomplete|Initial explanation added, needs more detail. Title text explanation}} |
+ | [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are lying outside on the grass and looking up at the clouds. Following the human disposition known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia pareidolia] of finding patterns where there are none, it is common for people to interpret the cloud formations as looking like someone or something. Indeed, Cueball asks Megan what she thinks a particular cloud looks like. | ||
− | 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. | + | 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. This feature replaces the usual keyword search, and instead based a search on the content of the uploaded image, and can be used to identify unknown people, objects, movies, etc. The result of the search comes back stating that the image is most likely a cloud, which is factual, but not the desired response. Google is currently unable to understand the context of a query, and the anticipated or desired response. |
− | + | Whether this exposes limitations in the abilities of the software, or flaws in human logic is up for debate. | |
− | + | {{w|Cloud computing}} involves remote data storage for sharing across multiple devices and has nothing to do with literal clouds. It has been discussed 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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