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Ask HN: Recommender systems (Amazon, Spotify, Netflix etc.) getting any better?

by onuralp on 12/28/18, 5:39 PM with 2 comments

Recommendation systems are arguably low-hanging fruits for popular machine learning algorithms. How good are recommendation systems (book recommendation, shopping bundles, songs you might like etc.) in your experience over the years?
  • by QuinnyPig on 12/28/18, 6:05 PM

    Check what those companies spend on data science teams, and rethink “low hanging fruit.” It’s incredibly nuanced once you solve the easy wins.