Comic #5012: neural-networks

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Panel 1:
Character 1: "The problem with neural networks is they work but you don't always know why."

Panel 2:
Character 2: "But, I discovered a simple solution - treat them as life forms."

Panel 3:
Character 1: "Instead of trying to suss out bugs in wildly complex code, I invented a way to virtually beat the software with a bamboo cane."

Panel 4:
Character 1: "For instance, whenever my phone fails to accurately do voice recognition, I press this button."

Panel 5:
Character 1 (shouting): "AAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! IT HURTS SO MUCH! PLEAAAAAAAASAE!"

Panel 6:
Character 2: "This is how the robot revolution starts."
Character 3: "But, we'll have several months of GREAT AI before then!"