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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommender_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommender_system

• tolerance 1y ago
  The parent comment raises a valid distinction. > In contrast, a heuristic is an approach to solving problems without well-defined correct or optimal results.[2] For example, although social media recommender systems are commonly called "algorithms", they actually rely on heuristics as there is no truly "correct" recommendation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm What are the consequences of conflating the two terms? I’m not sure yet.
  • ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 1y ago
    > The parent comment raises a valid distinction. Not really, as described in the quote you shared, it is common to refer to "recommendation systems" as "algorithms", even if its not actually such a thing. There are plenty of examples of well-known aliases to concepts that obfuscate actual meaning in the English language, but they aren't wrong, as language is usage.
    • tolerance 1y ago
      It’s actually not such a thing. So is the distinction valid or not?
      • user3939382 1y ago
        It depends how pedantic you’re feeling.