EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 32 MIN
Ducks, Demons, and Neural Networks
from Quest for the Questcast · host Quest for the Questcast
Speakers: Big Jon; Danjamin; Matt Koffin.Summary: Pulling from the old topic list, the group starts with noisy neighborhood ducks and memories of caring for animals at camp, where geese, roosters, and especially one turkey are recast as an organized demonic threat. A painful plant encounter and ideas for augmented-reality identification lead into image metadata, crowdsourced labeling games, Google search indexes, neural networks, and how computers learn to recognize the world.
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Speakers: Big Jon; Danjamin; Matt Koffin.Summary: Pulling from the old topic list, the group starts with noisy neighborhood ducks and memories of caring for animals at camp, where geese, roosters, and especially one turkey are recast as an organized demonic threat. A painful plant encounter and ideas for augmented-reality identification lead into image metadata, crowdsourced labeling games, Google search indexes, neural networks, and how computers learn to recognize the world.
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