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I second the idea that this doesn't sound like machine learning. I wouldn't be surprised if there were no machine learning or data mining algorithms involved in Facebook mapping EXIF-embedded geographic coordinates in digital photographs and suggesting locations for an album based on points-of-interest near those coordinates.

Maybe some neat work with GIS enabled this, but I don't see anything that strongly indicates machine learning.



The reddit poster claimed they didn't have GPS on their camera. What happened is problaby (3) above:

http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/nkktm/facebook_is_reall...




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