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Re:How to recognize AI snake oil [pdf] by aserafini on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @12:53AM (#21581410)
Yes, this is the straightforward ‘collaborative filtering’ algorithm. I suppose the line between ‘algorithm’ and AI/ML is not well defined though. At what point does a technique become ‘AI’? I don’t know a good answer.
Re:How to recognize AI snake oil [pdf] by antod on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @01:25AM (#21581539)
As an utterly cynical layperson, algorithm means directly querying data. AI means feeding systems with training data and sprinkling them with magic obfuscation dust.