My washing machine also has this AI icon. Not a big deal but it makes me roll my eyes everytime I see it.

That's actually a feature that washing machines have had for a while - "generative washing" - it is where the extra odd socks come from.

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jraph 4 days ago | parent [-]

> extra odd socks

I have the opposite issue, can generative washing recover the lost odd socks somehow?

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JesseTG 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Common misconception, the socks you think you're losing are being found by other people's washers.

	▲	a96 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Ah, the laundry operates in L-space.

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rbonvall 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Socks are not getting lost; they are getting compacted to keep the context window small.

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Angostura 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

My LG one has had smomething like that - a coupkle of years old. Seems quite nifty though - it tumbles the load dry for a while and alledgely uses the patterm of weight shift to determine what kind of load it is - the materials etc - and adjusts the wash accordingly