Amazon’s Power Reviewers

Re:Amazon’s Power Reviewers by slvrspoon on Saturday January 26, 2019 @04:07PM (#19008511)

i am almost scared to use the word blockchain here right now but... well... why aren't consumer reviews and programs such as this (which AMZN should NOT be running, period) aren't something that would be ideal for a blockchain implementation.?

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Re:Amazon’s Power Reviewers by creato on Saturday January 26, 2019 @04:48PM (#19008725)

Why would that make any difference on this problem?

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Re:Amazon’s Power Reviewers by scarejunba on Saturday January 26, 2019 @05:22PM (#19008914)

Because if you apply deep learning neural networks to blockchain AI technology you could get zero trust product reviews.

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Re:Amazon’s Power Reviewers by kevindong on Saturday January 26, 2019 @06:03PM (#19009141)

Reviews on Amazon are already linked to a user. Once you find the user's profile, you can see all of their reviews. Blockchain brings nothing to the table in regards to detecting bad reviews. Amazon at least affirmatively indicates whether or not a user has purchased a certain product.

Furthermore, there are already (non-blockchain) tools to adjust a product's reviews to account for bad actors: https://www.fakespot.com/

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Re:Amazon’s Power Reviewers by creato on Saturday January 26, 2019 @06:19PM (#19009212)

I'm pretty sure he was joking...

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