What Netflix's patents reveal about the future of watching movies

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anonzzzies · 58m ago

I am still 'impressed' with recommendation engines and how much time, money etc is spent on them. In all the years using Netflix, prime video, YouTube, apple TV+ etc, I have never had 1 recommendation I like. These companies all know for years, sometimes decades, what I like (horror sci-fi) and, also important, what I dislike/hate/never watch (romantic comedies): the recommendations I get are shows or movies I would not watch if you paid me and are not even remotely connected to what I viewed in the past. The only time it gets it right is recommending something I just saw on that same platform, usually less than 24 hours ago. I could not make a worse recommendation engine if I tried than any of those, but I guess somehow they make money recommending stuff I will never click on? And no, my accounts are not shared with anyone, it's just me watching them. I click like/not like duty fully, and yet...

treetalker · 48m ago

Ultimately recommended for their benefit, not ours.

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What Netflix's patents reveal about the future of watching movies

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