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Bouldering & Pattern Recognition

“Even though one activity is almost completely cerebral and the other is mainly physical, there is something common to bouldering and mathematical research. I think it has something to do with pattern recognition, a natural instinct to analyze a pattern.” - Mathematician/mountain climber John Gill in Jon Krakauer’s “Eiger Dreams,” 1990

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Allo will automatically analyze what you’re saying and suggest quick replies so you don’t have to type out a full response on your own. It will even analyze photos that arrive from friends and suggest replies based on what it “sees” in these images. If someone sends you a photo of a graduation ceremony, for instance, Allo will offer a “congratulations” or a “well done,” and you can chose to send—or not.

Google’s New Allo Messaging App Gets Its Edge From AI | WIRED

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(Via Scientists Unveil New ‘Tree of Life’ - The New York Times)

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In the near future, how will we be able to tell how much of what we're seeing is real?

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Retailers are increasingly using facial recognition technology to track your face. With an estimated 59% of UK fashion retailers doing it, is the anonymity of cities an outdated idea?

Revealed: how facial recognition has invaded shops – and your privacy | Cities | The Guardian

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"When the two faces are upside down, they appear normal. But when they are upright, you can see that one is very wrong. We have evolved special mechanisms for distinguishing and recognising faces. We almost always see faces right-side up, so those mechanisms work best with upright faces."

See some additional examples using celebrities on Huffington Post 

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(via Augmented Reality For Trying On Makeup Is A Booming Business | TechCrunch)

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Cultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact (e.g., whether global warming is a serious threat; whether the death penalty deters murder; whether gun control makes society more safe or less) to values that define their cultural identities.

cultural cognition project

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Algorithms can be guilty of the same lumping and splitting errors we make via pattern recognition.