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FaviFake: Actually no that's in no way intended, see talk page. restored Revolutionary girl Euclid's version

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Actually no that's in no way intended, see talk page. restored Revolutionary girl Euclid's version

FaviFake: that's not really it but 'll let it stay here, rewording

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that's not really it but 'll let it stay here, rewording

Natg19: /* Transcript */ add cat

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92.23.2.228: Undo revision 379066 by Revolutionary girl euclid (talk) ...or is it about an AI Tax? Don;t just delete things you apparently don't agree with. Many POVs exist.

2025-06-09T09:27:04Z

Undo revision 379066 by Revolutionary girl euclid (talk) ...or is it about an AI Tax? Don;t just delete things you apparently don't agree with. Many POVs exist.

Revolutionary girl euclid: /* Explanation */ it's called "Tax AI" because it's about a tax AI

2025-06-09T04:25:54Z

‎Explanation: it's called "Tax AI" because it's about a tax AI

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	In this comic, [[Cueball]] has attempted to train an {{w\|artificial neural net}} to prepare his {{w\|Tax return (United States)\|US tax return}}, but it has made several comical errors, purportedly because it was not trained extensively enough. Most of the errors consist of {{w\|malapropism}}s, words that sound almost the same but mean very different things switched for comic effect. This suggests Cueball trained the neural net by talking to it.		In this comic, [[Cueball]] has attempted to train an {{w\|artificial neural net}} to prepare his {{w\|Tax return (United States)\|US tax return}}, but it has made several comical errors, purportedly because it was not trained extensively enough. Most of the errors consist of {{w\|malapropism}}s, words that sound almost the same but mean very different things switched for comic effect. This suggests Cueball trained the neural net by talking to it.
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−	The title "Tax AI" is likely referencing the name of the AI software Cueball just trained to prepare his tax return. It could also be read as an exhortation to tax AI entities, as a possible slogan supporting {{w\|Robot tax}}.

	The title text references [[2173: Trained a Neural Net]], which indicates that getting a human to do something is basically using a "pretrained neural net". Cueball has chosen to use a local tax provider to help him file his taxes, aka a "pretrained neural net" in the form of a human named Greg.		The title text references [[2173: Trained a Neural Net]], which indicates that getting a human to do something is basically using a "pretrained neural net". Cueball has chosen to use a local tax provider to help him file his taxes, aka a "pretrained neural net" in the form of a human named Greg.

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 In this comic, [[Cueball]] has attempted to train an {{w|artificial neural net}} to prepare his {{w|Tax return (United States)|US tax return}}, but it has made several comical errors, purportedly because it was not trained extensively enough.  Most of the errors consist of {{w|malapropism}}s, words that sound almost the same but mean very different things switched for comic effect.  This suggests Cueball trained the neural net by talking to it.
-The title "Tax AI" can be considered a pun, either referencing the AI software Cueball just trained to prepare his tax return, or an exhortation to tax AI entities, as a possible slogan supporting {{w|Robot tax}}.
+The title "Tax AI" is likely referencing the name of the AI software Cueball just trained to prepare his tax return. It could also be read as an exhortation to tax AI entities, as a possible slogan supporting {{w|Robot tax}}.
 The title text references [[2173: Trained a Neural Net]], which indicates that getting a human to do something is basically using a "pretrained neural net". Cueball has chosen to use a local tax provider to help him file his taxes, aka a "pretrained neural net" in the form of a human named Greg.

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	In this comic, [[Cueball]] has attempted to train an {{w\|artificial neural net}} to prepare his {{w\|Tax return (United States)\|US tax return}}, but it has made several comical errors, purportedly because it was not trained extensively enough. Most of the errors consist of {{w\|malapropism}}s, words that sound almost the same but mean very different things switched for comic effect. This suggests Cueball trained the neural net by talking to it.		In this comic, [[Cueball]] has attempted to train an {{w\|artificial neural net}} to prepare his {{w\|Tax return (United States)\|US tax return}}, but it has made several comical errors, purportedly because it was not trained extensively enough. Most of the errors consist of {{w\|malapropism}}s, words that sound almost the same but mean very different things switched for comic effect. This suggests Cueball trained the neural net by talking to it.
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		+	The title "Tax AI" can be considered a pun, either referencing the AI software Cueball just trained to prepare his tax return, or an exhortation to tax AI entities, as a possible slogan supporting {{w\|Robot tax}}.

	The title text references [[2173: Trained a Neural Net]], which indicates that getting a human to do something is basically using a "pretrained neural net". Cueball has chosen to use a local tax provider to help him file his taxes, aka a "pretrained neural net" in the form of a human named Greg.		The title text references [[2173: Trained a Neural Net]], which indicates that getting a human to do something is basically using a "pretrained neural net". Cueball has chosen to use a local tax provider to help him file his taxes, aka a "pretrained neural net" in the form of a human named Greg.

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	In this comic, [[Cueball]] has attempted to train an {{w\|artificial neural net}} to prepare his {{w\|Tax return (United States)\|US tax return}}, but it has made several comical errors, purportedly because it was not trained extensively enough. Most of the errors consist of {{w\|malapropism}}s, words that sound almost the same but mean very different things switched for comic effect. This suggests Cueball trained the neural net by talking to it.		In this comic, [[Cueball]] has attempted to train an {{w\|artificial neural net}} to prepare his {{w\|Tax return (United States)\|US tax return}}, but it has made several comical errors, purportedly because it was not trained extensively enough. Most of the errors consist of {{w\|malapropism}}s, words that sound almost the same but mean very different things switched for comic effect. This suggests Cueball trained the neural net by talking to it.
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−	The title "Tax AI" can be considered a pun, either referencing the AI software Cueball just trained to prepare his tax return, or an exhortation to tax AI entities, as a possible slogan supporting {{w\|Robot tax}}.

	The title text references [[2173: Trained a Neural Net]], which indicates that getting a human to do something is basically using a "pretrained neural net". Cueball has chosen to use a local tax provider to help him file his taxes, aka a "pretrained neural net" in the form of a human named Greg.		The title text references [[2173: Trained a Neural Net]], which indicates that getting a human to do something is basically using a "pretrained neural net". Cueball has chosen to use a local tax provider to help him file his taxes, aka a "pretrained neural net" in the form of a human named Greg.