Paint colours

I’ve often been amused by the pretentiousness of paint colour names, so coming across this blog article by Janelle Shane about training a neural net to invent names really tickled my fancy:

http://aiweirdness.com/post/160985569682/paint-colors-designed-by-neural-network-part-2

I am planning to paint the downstairs loo in Farty Red with accents of Rose Colon, and perhaps a hint of Copper Panty 🙂

(Do read some of the other entries on Janelle’s blog if you are interested in AI – they are often funny and always interesting. For example, guinea pig names – adorable animals made majestic by heroic names!)