介绍:
填空：
You post photos on social media sites for the __1__ of your family and friends. But your snapshots are also a potential gold __2__ of information about what you spend money on for those sites and the companies that advertise on them.
Artificial intelligence software is on the horizon that can spot brands like Nike or Coke even in images without __3__ or tags. Google, Facebook and other deep-pocketed investors are __4__ this software&`&s development. Even startup photo-sharing service Pinterest got in on the action earlier this year by buying the even more "start-uppy" VisualGraph, __5__ software could be used to find and link photos with similar content.
In general the software winning these investments uses machine __6__, image recognition and/or visual search algorithms to identify objects and shapes as well as textures. One startup called Ditto Labs makes a search engine that __7__ examines digital images for logos and brands.
So next time you&`&re chowing down in McDonald&`&s, smile for that selfie. You&`&re feeding that company&`&s __8__ line and probably helping a tech startup earn its next million. On second thought, why are YOU smiling?
词语解释：
1.social media sites 社交媒体网站
2.on the horizon 即将来临的
3.deep-pocketed investors 财力雄厚的投资者
译文：
把照片传到社交媒体网站上，为的是能和家人、朋友共享乐趣。但对于开那些网站的公司以及在那些网站上做广告的公司来说，你的照片是潜在的金矿，它包含了你的消费偏好等重要信息。
人工智能软件将步入能够识别像耐克、可口可乐这一类商标的时代（即使商标上没有文字或标签说明）。谷歌、脸谱网、以及其他财力雄厚的投资者正加速开发该软件。今年早些时候，照片共享服务网站拼趣也有所行动。它收购了更为新兴的北京图王软件公司，该公司开发的软件可以找到并关联内容相似的照片。
一般来说，那些获得投资商亲睐的软件都是使用机器视觉、图像识别、或视觉搜索算法来识别图像、及其形状或质地的。有家叫迪图（Ditto Labs）的创业公司开发了一个搜索引擎，该搜索引擎专门用于检测商标或品牌的数字图像。
所以，下次你要是在麦当劳大吃大喝，开开心心地传自拍照时，你的举动无异于是在增加那些公司的盈利，或许还为哪家科技创业公司挣得下一个一百万做出了贡献。今后，你拍照之前可得想清楚了。
填空答案：
1. enjoyment
2. mine
3. text
4. accelerating
5. whose
6. whose
7. specifically
8. bottom
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