When Robots Learned a Fake Word
Master couldn't understand what his servant said
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1 min readFeb 17, 2021
Thomson entered the conference room and didn’t bother to greet Jake. He was the CEO of RoboAssists Inc and Jake reported to him.
Speaking fast, Thomson asked, “So, we shipped 5,000 AX777 models, each trained to understand and speak 50,000 words, but one of those words is a fake?”
Jake said, “Yes, the fake word doesn’t exist.”
“What’s the fix?”
“Let’s not fix it. The odds of our robots saying that word are low.”
“Very well then.”
Professor Vespignani stopped and turned to his AX777. “What did you just say?”
“For your afternoon snacks sir. Do you want some tearoni?”
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