{"id":9037,"date":"2021-11-19T11:16:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T11:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1373686"},"modified":"2021-11-19T11:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T11:16:19","slug":"its-2021-and-twitter-still-cant-tell-the-difference-between-cats-and-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=9037","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s 2021 and Twitter still can\u2019t tell the difference between cats and dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Twitter launched its topics feature<\/a> almost two years ago to group tweets under different interest categories. It\u2019s nice to see tweets or news on topics that I care about on my timeline.<\/p>\n

However, sometimes the social network\u2019s tagging goes horribly wrong. The funniest example I\u2019ve seen is of the algorithm tagging cat pictures under dog topic (and vice versa). Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

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I do so hate the Twitter algorithm suggestions, but this one takes the prize for perfect stupidity in highlighting that it’s wrong: a picture of a cat in the Twitter feed of the cat, with cat in the name, beneath ‘Dogs Follow Topic’. Why do I even use this website? pic.twitter.com\/032IKKXKnw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 David Norman (@davidnorman) April 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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my twitter is broken that’s a dog not a cat what’s it doing in the cat topic oml pic.twitter.com\/cr8EttR2lk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ryshi (@ryshinori) July 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Dogs pic.twitter.com\/3HRm1y4w0U<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 charli xxl (@glitterysoylent) November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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What the heck, Twitter!?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a cat! Not a dog!!\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02
They put that kitty under the Dog\u2019s tag. pic.twitter.com\/w7aDKQNplk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 B.E.Sexton (@BESexton91) November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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now why did twitter put dogs under the cats topic \ud83d\ude2d pic.twitter.com\/u9je2WETxo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 maney (@bhyunsolo) April 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I asked the company about this mismatch. And in a statement, Twitter admitted that its algorithm makes blunders sometimes:<\/p>\n

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Topics help customers discover their interests and find great conversations about the things they care about. We use a variety of signals to classify Tweets into Topics, and we know that sometimes we get it wrong. We\u2019re continuously improving our systems and appreciate feedback like this to help us get better.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sure, I get it. AI is not perfect, and it might have some glitches in identifying objects. But haven\u2019t researchers been working on identifying cats and dogs for years now?<\/p>\n

The algorithm might slip in categorizing text-based tweets as it might fail to contextualize tweets. But differentiating cats and dogs in a picture should be more straightforward.<\/p>\n

If you look at the tweets above, Twitter has been confused between cats and dogs for quite a few months now. So it\u2019s a bit baffling that it hasn\u2019t tweaked the algorithm.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all fun and games till the company is just mixing up cats and dogs, but given its algorithms have been accused of white bias<\/a> in past, it should be tweaked before it wrongfully tags more serious topics.<\/p>\n

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