> Recommendation algorithms really need to come with extensive UIs for tweaking, tuning and cleanup (less like this, more like this, don't include this, you're

> Recommendation algorithms really need to come with extensive UIs for tweaking, tuning and cleanup (less like this, more like this, don't include this, you're seeing this because of... etc...), maybe completely new 'exploration UIs' to actively find new stuff at the edge and beyond my own bubble. > IMHO recommendation algorithms could be really useful if they allowed the user to play a more active role. Give us a "power user UI". I think you are fundamentally misunderstanding the optimization behind “the algorithm”. They’re not optimizing for usefulness or, god forbid, life enhancing stuff. They’re optimizing for engagement. Sugar for our brains. If the user could control what they see in the platform we could self optimize for usefulness. This would go directly against their wishes. 1h week of life enhancing videos = 10$ 10h week of clickbait or rage inducing videos = 100$ Yeap, user control, never gonna happen.