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> If you're getting jordan peterson and andrew tate videos its probably related to what you've been watching. Well, or their model isn't very good. To take an
by michaelt 4y ago
> If you're getting jordan peterson and andrew tate videos its probably related to what you've been watching.
Well, or their model isn't very good.
To take an example, let's say I watch "Race Highlights | 2022 United States Grand Prix" on the official F1 channel
Then the algorithm recommends "The Internet's Best Reactions To The 2022 United States Grand Prix: THAT WAS EPIC" with a thumbnail of gurning man.
If the model had accurately captured my viewing habits, the model would say: Formula 1, yes; Reaction videos, no; Things that call themselves epic, no; Gurning thumbnail, no. And it would not have recommended that video.
One possibility is that Youtube knows me better than I know myself, and though I think I don't like reaction videos and gurning they've determined I secretly love them. Another possibility is that their algorithm merely knows that people who watch F1 videos watch F1 videos, and because I watched an F1 video they're showing me an F1 video.
I know which I think is more likely :)
- permo-w 4y agopotentially there’s some subset of videos that you watch that are also often seen by viewers of Andrew Tate/Jordan Peterson nonsense. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is in fact some form of sports not that this makes a good algorithm, but it’s a potential explanation