A Kaggle Grandmaster cheated in $25k AI contest with hidden code
> The goal was to create an algorithm that could predict how quickly a pet would be adopted based on its profile details, from its photo to its breed, sex, size, age, and whether it had been vaccinated or not.<p>> These predictions would be used to optimize and tweak future critters' profiles so that they are adopted as soon as possible.<p>Sorry but, how is this useful? You can't just change the age of an animal to make it more likely to be adopted. The profile is meant to be an accurate representation of the animal so people know what they're getting. What exactly was the algorithm meant to achieve aside from being a predictor?