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Muppet Machines Part 4: Bidirectional Encoding Representations from Transformers

BERT takes the AI world by storm.

Muppet Machines Part 3: Elmo and Optimus Prime

In 1979, Caroly Wilcox designed a muppet, “Short Red.” It joined the ranks of the faceless “anything muppet” or AM monsters that donned any facial features necessary to serve in choirs and background scenes. It wasn’t until Season 11 that Elmo got a named appearance, and even then his personality and voice underwent radical changes…… Continue reading Muppet Machines Part 3: Elmo and Optimus Prime

Muppet Machines Part 2: One of These Things is not like the Others

Loretta Mae Long never thought her substitute teaching side gig would be her ticket to TV stardom.

Muppet Machines Part 1: The Bird in Your TV

In 1969, a government lab developed a new kind of bird.