How much would you pay a friend for giving you a single advice for a movie?
Not much I guess. After all it’s just a few words. But try to see from the perspective of a business in which word-of-mouth is crucial to a long-term growth.
Netflix is giving away 1.000.000$ to anybody able to provide a fully working algorithm to give users reliable advice based on movie already seen.
It’s quite an interesting topic. No matter how much research we able to do but it’s really hard for a computer to beat our best friend reccomandation.
Here’s a more detailed explanation but if you dare to go through a massive pdf with a proper scientific essay on the topic.
Btw, if you’re into movies and struggling to find out something cool, check the 10 best film search engines by CNET.
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