/dev/random: Machine Learning Disability

Machine learning is a hot topic currently, and for good reason: machines are pretty stupid. Maybe not all machines, but the ones around my house certainly fall well into sub-genius territory. Take, for instance, my aluminum can crusher. It really only has one job: using human-powered compression, reduce an empty aluminum vessel that can hold 12 ounces into one with a capacity of perhaps 1/30th that volume. Gravity then induces that flattened carcass to drop through an appropriatelysized slot into a waiting receptacle. Elaborate, it is not.