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Personally, I think the biggest problem with "the algorithm" is the fact that it is an algorithm. People often distinguish between things that they enjoy and th
by slaymaker1907 4y ago
Personally, I think the biggest problem with "the algorithm" is the fact that it is an algorithm. People often distinguish between things that they enjoy and things that they would recommend to others, but algorithms aren't easily able to make that distinction.
However, all of what I just talked about is just a hypothesis and I'd be curious about how it works out for you and what traits it shares with other recommendation engines and what ends up being more unique. For example, does your algorithm just end up pushing for engagement (which also tends to push towards showing extremist content), or is it less likely to get caught up in rabbit holes?
- jawerty 4y agoThank you For the point. I’ve tried to mix up the sources with alternative media and there’s a 33% of randomness (still with engagement but all engagement not just what you have frequency with) I could try seeing how to experiment with adding topics that are completely outside your engagement I think I would find that useful as well.