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I think the problem here is that "recommendations that maximize expected marketing revenue" and "recommendations that maximize user experience" are not the same

by elihu 8y ago

I think the problem here is that "recommendations that maximize expected marketing revenue" and "recommendations that maximize user experience" are not the same. Most of us would prefer Google to present us the latter, but they have considerable financial incentives to present the former instead.

paulddraper 8y ago
> "recommendations that maximize expected marketing revenue" and "recommendations that maximize user experience" are not the same That, I think, hits the nail on the head. I think it explains the Amazon case quite well. I'm not so sure sure about the YouTube idiocy.