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Re:Amazon’s own ‘Machine Learning University’ now available ... by citilife on Monday November 26, 2018 @09:22PM (#18538795)
In that case, it may be better to just put the hot new item in a category they know you purchase in. For instance, if I have a subscription to paper towels, maybe they should send me a subscription recommendation for toilet paper.
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Re:Amazon’s own ‘Machine Learning University’ now available ... by dodobirdlord on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @01:06AM (#18539866)
I'm sure someone thought to A/B test the recommendation engine against the whatever-happens-to-be-selling-right-now engine and the recommendation engine won.
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