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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replyI have the opposite issue, can generative washing recover the lost odd socks somehow?
Common misconception, the socks you think you're losing are being found by other people's washers.
replySocks are not getting lost; they are getting compacted to keep the context window small.
replyMy 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
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