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On YouTube’s recommendation system
This shift has profound implications for creators. To succeed in an algorithm-driven system, they must produce work that not only fits the platform’s criteria but also generates consistent engagement. The pressure to conform stifles originality, creating a homogenized cultural landscape. Even when exceptional works do emerge, they are often drowned... See more
Dr. Felix S. Grenwood • Algorithms of Mediocrity — william
All the recommendation systems you see at Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, etc. have a similar high-level architecture.
They have a layered architecture that looks something like the following
They have a layered architecture that looks something like the following
- Retrieval - Narrow down the candidates of what to show a user to thousands of potential items
- First Stage Ranking - Apply a low-level ranking system to
The Engineering behind Instagram's Recommendation Algorithm
Take YouTube, for example – if you're signed in then only those videos related to your existing viewing habits are recommended. Similarly, Amazon recommends only those books related to your existing interests (demonstrated by your searching and buying habits).
Waqas Ahmed • The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
From the ad engines of Google to the personalization and recommendation engines of Instagram and YouTube, from the music recommendation engines of Spotify and Apple Music to the product recommendation engines of Amazon, from the chatbots to the discrimination engines of dating apps, we are the lab rats, you and me, and we are being led blindly thro
... See moreMo Gawdat • Scary Smart: Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World
A central challenge for any recommendation algorithm is the tradeoff between safe but somewhat boring recommendations that are similar to recommendations that worked well in the past (“exploitation”), and risky recommendations that are unlikely to be good but have a high payoff if they do turn out to be good (“exploration”). Explorat
... See moreknightcolumbia.org • TikTok’s Secret Sauce
Whilst contemplating this situation, my colleague Tom pointed out what I feel is the crux of the issue. TikTok has become the platform for algorithmic recommendation. The general sentiment among anyone I know is that TikTok, more than YouTube, and certainly more than Instagram et al, is phenomenally good at recommending things to you.
The crucial di... See more
The crucial di... See more