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A comment on Memory Leaks Detection Paper Co-Authored by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings in 1992 [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Memory Leaks Detection Paper Co-Authored by Netflix CEO R... by myhf on Monday December 05, 2022 @02:33AM (#33862626)
Recommendation accuracy was much more important for DVD rental, because of the wider selection of content and the slower feedback loop. So a good recommendation algorithm was a core competency for the business.
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Re:Memory Leaks Detection Paper Co-Authored by Netflix CEO R... by lr1970 on Monday December 05, 2022 @06:01AM (#33863992)
And when seeing his internal recommendation algorithm team hitting the wall in recommendation accuracy, Hastings boldly created a 1M$ "Netflix Prize" competition to create a better recommendation algorithm [0]. This boosted research efforts in the field and earned him and Netflix respect in ML academic circles.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_Prize

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