Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012)

Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by cybrox on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @05:11PM (#38944077)

They use a lot of the same concepts as AdTech but only for their own content without shilling for everyone who is willing to pay.

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Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by Cyphase on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @11:48PM (#38947750)

I think that context makes a reasonable difference for some people.

(The following is a tangent.)

To put it another way, using a slightly different kind of situation, I don't want BigCorp's AI watching everything I do to "serve me better", but I'm very interested in the idea of a local AI that watches everything I do and helps me be N times more efficient, while I maintain full control. I don't care if the local AI uses the same data-gathering, data analysis, etc. concepts as BigCorp's AI to accomplish the goals I want it to accomplish.

Caveats include:

- The local AI is Skinner-boxing you or similar. This isn't about the AI having conscious malicious intent; it could be a design defect. Also, a local, offline, open source video game can still be addictive.

- The risk of the system being compromised / manipulated, and all that data on you being exfiltrated.

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