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by doublekill 2314 days ago
Deep learning is mostly focused on image recognition, and classification on tabular data is way more common for smaller businesses.

Your activity online triggers 10s of AI models for every hour. AI is just not much of a consumer technology, but it is what the producers increasingly use.

GPT-2 is useful way way beyond text generation, it has very powerful embeddings useful for many other tasks. The text generation and cat picture classification is what pulled it into the mainstream: how you know about it, while not familiar with the particulars.

Stop putting the sole blame on recommendation algorithms for radicalization. Or paint everything with the same brush and start blaming Youtube too for radical thoughts on climate change, veganism, identity politics, etc.

I suspect your brother is not even a Nazi anyway, just has differing views on immigrants and black crime statistics. Let's hope some other Youtuber does not get recommended a video on how to punch a Nazi, as by your reasoning, people could not help themselves.