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Tuesday 17 October 2017

Reliability is not the same as completeness and this is very, very important

Apparently it can spot sharks with a 92% reliability rate. Now, as I understand the term "reliability", that means that 92% of the things it identifies as sharks will actually be sharks. Which is quite different from saying that it has a completeness of 92%, in which it manages to spot 92% of the sharks present.

Also, it can drop a floatation aid to help swimmers. Very good, but this means the next version of Baywatch will have the lowest ratings of any TV show ever.
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-41640146/a-bird-s-eye-view-of-sharks
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  1. Gilmoure deTrimar17 October 2017 at 19:48

    Wait 'til the sharks have anti-drone "L.A.S.E.R beams" attached to their heads.

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