Netflix Will Continue To Farm Its Research Out To Cash-Strapped Nerds
Netflix’s last foray into research bribery, a million dollar prize for anyone who could improve the company’s recommendation algorithm by 10%, was a success, both as a programming project and a spectator sport. Naturally, they’re doing it again. https://gizmodo.com/nerds-beat-netflixs-recommendation-system-qualify-for-5303238 Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer at Netflix, dropped this on the Netflix forum: The advances spurred…