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0 pointsmarcus_holmes4y ago0 comments

That's a slightly different problem from the Scunthorpe problem.

You have a customer who gives her name as "Fanny Batter". Is that a permissible name?

What about "Juan Kerr"? Or "Amanda Huggenkiss"?

It's not about replacing "ass" with "butt", but detecting rudeness/humour in context.

I'd be amazed if machine learning can solve this one. It's extremely hard for humans.

* all those names should be rejected btw

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CRConrad4y ago· 2 in thread

> * all those names should be rejected btw

No they shouldn't.

marcus_holmesOP4y ago

If you don't want someone going to the press and creating some "human interest" story about how they got a loyalty card with a stupid name, then your algorithm should at least question them.

CRConrad4y ago

But perhaps you do want them to do that, or at least don't care if they do. Maybe you think silly jokers is a good demographic to market to this way.

And if not, then just tell the press: "They typed in the stupid name, so they got it on their card. How is that our fault? Now go write about some real news in stead of this lazy sensationalism."

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