To go a bit meta, I think this link contributes to Hacker News because it sparks curiosity. While I was among those wondering if this would look into some kind

To go a bit meta, I think this link contributes to Hacker News because it sparks curiosity. While I was among those wondering if this would look into some kind of computational model that did what Transformers do (at least in the modern movies), scan an object in order to reconstruct it / reconfigure itself into that object, I quickly realized this is about something else. But it is something interesting and worth learning more about[0]. So just get over your prime instinct to be disappointed that the subject doesn't match your expectations, and change your attitude towards information shared that feels alien. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_(machine_learning_model) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_(machine_learning_...