Deep Learning, Meet Clever Hans

An article about hidden mistakes made by DNNs, why they are really not mistakes, and a German horse.

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Around 1900, a German farmer made an extraordinary claim: he had taught a horse basic arithmetic, and even to read and spell! Indeed, in public demonstrations, the horse, called Clever Hans, was able to answer all of its owner’s questions…