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At a previous startup I worked at I suggested letting users paint weights on a map to influence routing and clustering. Nothing specific, not anchors like addi
by leetrout 5y ago
At a previous startup I worked at I suggested letting users paint weights on a map to influence routing and clustering.
Nothing specific, not anchors like additional stops on google maps but like "this is a neighborhood to locals" that would influence clustering and "avoid this area" for routing so the algorithm would use interstates or not based on what appeared more optimal even with just using time or distance as a cost.
- quibono 5y agoI think this is the way to go whenever optimization software meets real humans. I've had some experience with trying to optimize diets based on nutrition, and most of the work goes into making sure the suggested improvements aren't too radical and that the new 'improved' diet feels close to the original. Simply because the most optimal diet is something that no one would actually want to eat, while dramatic changes in suggested foods will simply be ignored by most.