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> the Netflix Prize [1] competition was supposed to make it better Was supposed to, but the winning algorithm was unusable in production.
by mcphage 3y ago
> the Netflix Prize [1] competition was supposed to make it better
Was supposed to, but the winning algorithm was unusable in production.
- ghaff 3y agoIt was unusable in production. It's also the case the Netflix' goal isn't actually to give you the best recommendations; it's to keep you as a subscriber which is a correlated objective but not the same thing.
- mcphage 3y ago> which is a correlated objective but not the same thing. True, but even if they didn't share it with their subscribers, "How much would this user like this movie" is a valuable tool in keeping subscribers.