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The algorithm™. ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, had previously launched one of the most popular news aggregators in China, running on the same / a variati
by lionkor 4y ago
The algorithm™. ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, had previously launched one of the most popular news aggregators in China, running on the same / a variation of the same algorithm (machine learning, etc. based afaik).
Thats why its taking off so much - just like ByteDance's other products. That AI or whatever it is is very, very effective at understanding what you want.
- rkuykendall-com 4y agoI think their core innovation is that you don't pick what to watch, and they see how long you watch it instead of if you actively "like" it. So with both "selecting" AND "liking" out of your active control, the algorithm can see what you ACTUALLY like.