> because the non-profit still had 25k to burn who knows? I think this is the closest to the truth, but that Google spent the money. Google wants to show usef

> because the non-profit still had 25k to burn who knows? I think this is the closest to the truth, but that Google spent the money. Google wants to show usefulness of ML. Marketing person comes up with competition and backs it. Pet adoption org just has to provide some data and says why not? At the very least, it is free publicity for minimal effort.