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It isn’t about this requiring “deep analysis work”. It is the difference between some analysis and no analysis. That increase from 0 to 1 is always the biggest

by slg 2y ago

It isn’t about this requiring “deep analysis work”. It is the difference between some analysis and no analysis. That increase from 0 to 1 is always the biggest hurdle to clear when it comes to any corporate behavior like this. This feature is like walking into your kitchen one day to find a dead cockroach. I’m saying that is an indication of a cockroach problem while you’re effectively responding with “it’s fine, the one cockroach is dead and there is no reason to believe there are any others.”

johnfn 2y ago
In a previous post, you said this: > This feature suggests Google understands what was said. Running .includes() on the client does not imply that Google has any "understanding" of what was said. It only implies that they ran .includes() on the client. includes() does not "understand" anything. The thing I really don't understand is this: the fact that Google has closed captions at all implies they do an enormous more "analysis" than this minor feature could possibly require. If you understand how Google does CCs and what that means, this shouldn't have bothered you at all. In your analogy, it's like you see a mound of a hundred thousand cockroaches, but you're are worried about a dust speck in another room.
- slg 2y ago
  >Running .includes() on the client does not imply that Google has any "understanding" of what was said. It only implies that they ran .includes() on the client. includes() does not "understand" anything. Do you want to have a good faith conversation about this? Because going back to debating the meaning of "understanding" after I already said this was misleading is not a good way to have a conversation. >The thing I really don't understand is this: the fact that Google has closed captions at all implies they do an enormous more "analysis" than this minor feature could possibly require. If you understand how Google does CCs and what that means, this shouldn't have bothered you at all. Can we set up a baseline that there is a difference between content agnostic analysis and content aware analysis? Transcripts are content agnostic in that they can be produced without any comprehension of the words said. This feature is content aware in that it is looking for specific meaning in the words said. Do you not see any difference between these two?
  - FrequentLurker 2y ago
    Google also censors all swear words in the auto transcriptions so is it content agnostic anymore?
    - slg 2y ago
      That depends on how the transcription software is written. Are swear words filtered out or are they just never in the system's vocabulary in the first place? I assumed the latter, but fair enough point. It is possible my categorization needs more thought. Regardless, there is in my opinion a clear distinction in sophistication between a filter and something that triggers a timed action. And that was really what my original comment was about, this feature's elevated sophistication is a conscious reminder of Google's capabilities. Normally that is out of sight and out of mind which is probably better for Google.
  - johnfn 2y ago
    > Do you want to have a good faith conversation about this? Because going back to debating the meaning of "understanding" after I already said this was misleading is not a good way to have a conversation. Call it "understanding", call it "content aware analysis". I guarantee that their closed captioning service has much more of that quality than this new feature does. > Can we set up a baseline that there is a difference between content agnostic analysis and content aware analysis? Transcripts are content agnostic in that they can be produced without any comprehension of the words said. This feature is content aware in that it is looking for specific meaning in the words said. Do you not see any difference between these two? Again, I don't see it. CCs are not content agnostic: they have to have semantic understanding of the words said in order to produce accurate results. How do you think CCs differentiate between the words "to", "too" and "two" without looking at the surrounding words and having some idea of contextual usage? How do you think CCs can tell between "there" and "they're" without understanding if the speaker is referring to a person or a location? This is only the tip of the iceberg as to how CCs actually work, and more "content aware analysis" will always lead to more accurate CCs.
    - slg 2y ago
jncfhnb 2y ago
0 to 1? Pfft. Try 1 to 2.

by slg 2y ago

johnfn 2y ago

In a previous post, you said this: > This feature suggests Google understands what was said. Running .includes() on the client does not imply that Google has any "understanding" of what was said. It only implies that they ran .includes() on the client. includes() does not "understand" anything. The thing I really don't understand is this: the fact that Google has closed captions at all implies they do an enormous more "analysis" than this minor feature could possibly require. If you understand how Google does CCs and what that means, this shouldn't have bothered you at all. In your analogy, it's like you see a mound of a hundred thousand cockroaches, but you're are worried about a dust speck in another room.

slg 2y ago
>Running .includes() on the client does not imply that Google has any "understanding" of what was said. It only implies that they ran .includes() on the client. includes() does not "understand" anything. Do you want to have a good faith conversation about this? Because going back to debating the meaning of "understanding" after I already said this was misleading is not a good way to have a conversation. >The thing I really don't understand is this: the fact that Google has closed captions at all implies they do an enormous more "analysis" than this minor feature could possibly require. If you understand how Google does CCs and what that means, this shouldn't have bothered you at all. Can we set up a baseline that there is a difference between content agnostic analysis and content aware analysis? Transcripts are content agnostic in that they can be produced without any comprehension of the words said. This feature is content aware in that it is looking for specific meaning in the words said. Do you not see any difference between these two?
- FrequentLurker 2y ago
  Google also censors all swear words in the auto transcriptions so is it content agnostic anymore?
  - slg 2y ago
    That depends on how the transcription software is written. Are swear words filtered out or are they just never in the system's vocabulary in the first place? I assumed the latter, but fair enough point. It is possible my categorization needs more thought. Regardless, there is in my opinion a clear distinction in sophistication between a filter and something that triggers a timed action. And that was really what my original comment was about, this feature's elevated sophistication is a conscious reminder of Google's capabilities. Normally that is out of sight and out of mind which is probably better for Google.
- johnfn 2y ago
  > Do you want to have a good faith conversation about this? Because going back to debating the meaning of "understanding" after I already said this was misleading is not a good way to have a conversation. Call it "understanding", call it "content aware analysis". I guarantee that their closed captioning service has much more of that quality than this new feature does. > Can we set up a baseline that there is a difference between content agnostic analysis and content aware analysis? Transcripts are content agnostic in that they can be produced without any comprehension of the words said. This feature is content aware in that it is looking for specific meaning in the words said. Do you not see any difference between these two? Again, I don't see it. CCs are not content agnostic: they have to have semantic understanding of the words said in order to produce accurate results. How do you think CCs differentiate between the words "to", "too" and "two" without looking at the surrounding words and having some idea of contextual usage? How do you think CCs can tell between "there" and "they're" without understanding if the speaker is referring to a person or a location? This is only the tip of the iceberg as to how CCs actually work, and more "content aware analysis" will always lead to more accurate CCs.
  - slg 2y ago

jncfhnb 2y ago

0 to 1? Pfft. Try 1 to 2.