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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are lying outside on the grass and looking up at the clouds. | + | {{incomplete|Pretty close}} |
+ | [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are lying outside on the grass and looking up at the clouds. Following the human disposition known as {{w|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. Rather than providing a keyword to search for, the user uploads an image, and Google looks for similar images, objects, people, etc. Google concludes that the image is most likely a cloud, which is factual rather than creative. Search by image is not currently set up to understand the context of this sort of query, or the desired kind of response. |
− | + | {{w|Cloud computing}} is a trendy term for providing massive amounts of storage and computing resources online, facilitating access from multiple places and kinds of computers on demand. It has nothing to do with literal clouds. Google image search is an example of a cloud computing service, and a growing range of such cloud services are being offered to provide the sort of {{w|artificial intelligence}} task that Megan is looking for. But as noted in the title text, they can still be disappointing. 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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