The AI lab's house cat is named Baseline — and people are reading the symbolism
RileyRalmuto · x · 2026-09-02
A user shared that an AI lab's house cat is named Baseline, joking that the name carries 'very layered symbolism' — in AI, the baseline is the reference point all model progress is measured against, making it a perfect in-joke for a lab pet.
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