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Re:No Dislikes has officially ruined YouTube for me by smcl on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @07:45AM (#31325909)
> What the hell is wrong with modern AI-driven recommendation engines

No idea but it's been an issue ever since I've used Amazon. In a way it's kind of reassuring that their AI is not smart enough to know that after buying a vaccuum cleaner, I am probably not going to immediately buy another one.

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Re:No Dislikes has officially ruined YouTube for me by hoppla on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @08:06AM (#31326069)
You are more likely to buy a vacuum cleaner just after you bought one than any other random point in time. Reason is that a percentage return their first buy for whatever reason. If you are going to target someone with ads for whatever product, the ROI is actually just after you bought something …
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Re:No Dislikes has officially ruined YouTube for me by hoosieree on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @09:28AM (#31326866)
A better recommender system would suggest items that show off the capabilities of my shiny new vacuum: cat food, thumbtacks, coarse dirt, feathers...
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