I'd bet that is a much greater of indicator of your real taste (and what they can get you to binge) vs. the taste you want people to perceive you as having via ranking
> your real taste (and what they can get you to binge) vs. the taste you want people to perceive you as having via ranking
You make this sound like a question of honesty vs pretense, but "what they can get you to binge" reveals a different set of motives. It's sometimes a question of self-control.
I want to be healthy. I also want to eat junk food. What do I "really" want?
Imagine an online grocery store which noticed they could profit more by hiding healthy options from me and selling me more junk.
Would their AI be acting according to my "real taste"? In a sense, yes. Would it be serving my best interests? No.
If Netflix can entice someone to binge watch TV all weekend, does that mean that's what they "really" wanted?
Every AI serves someone's interests. It's important to ask whose.
And if you want to make an AI that truly serves your users (rather than exploiting them), give them explicit control. Stop with this "we know you better than you know yourself" nonsense. Let them say things like, "yes, I watched that movie / bought that candy, but I wish I hadn't. Please don't use that for future recommendations."
If you know mechanics a company is using to extract your attention, it's your responsibility to account for that when using their services. Except for kids, and there are laws against advertising directly to them.
