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Can you beat the algorithm?
The sound of a breaking safety valve means a lithium battery is just minutes away from exploding. But it’s challenging to pick out the sound in a noisy room, especially since many everyday sounds are similar to a breaking safety valve.
The audio clips in this quiz were all used in training NIST’s AI for detecting safety valve breakage. That algorithm can detect the safety valve noise 94% of the time. Take this quiz to see how you match up.