What a California License Plate Taught Me About How AI "Knows"
#32: What a California License Plate Taught Me About How AI “Knows”Neev GroverAug 08, 20261ShareMy family has a slightly unusual fascination with license plates.My dad and I notice them everywhere. We look at the letters, the numbers, and especially how far California seems to have progressed through its numbering system.For decades, standard California passenger plates have followed a familiar format:1ABC234One number, three letters, and three more numbers.Recently, we saw a plate beginning with 9Y. That immediately led to the obvious question: California is already on 9.
- ▪#32: What a California License Plate Taught Me About How AI “Knows”Neev GroverAug 08, 20261ShareMy family has a slightly unusual fascination with license plates.My dad and I notice them everywhere.
- ▪We look at the letters, the numbers, and especially how far California seems to have progressed through its numbering system.For decades, standard California passenger plates have followed a familiar format:1ABC234One number, three letters,
- ▪That immediately led to the obvious question: California is already on 9.
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#32: What a California License Plate Taught Me About How AI “Knows”Neev GroverAug 08, 20261ShareMy family has a slightly unusual fascination with license plates.My dad and I notice them everywhere. On the highway. In parking lots. On long drives. We look at the letters, the numbers, and especially how far California seems to have progressed through its numbering system.For decades, standard California passenger plates have followed a familiar format:1ABC234One number, three letters, and three more numbers.Recently, we saw a plate beginning with 9Y. That immediately led to the obvious question: California is already on 9.
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