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[itsoktocry]

>There does seem a lot of that kinda shit nowadays. Websites thinking they know what you mean.

And we pretend it's "AI". It's horrible.

[Jommi → itsoktocry]

Well I think you both need to take a step back and be more objective. How would treat such an occurrence of it was your product?

Surely they would look at the data and supposedly, it could be that 90% times it actually is a great predictor of intentions, and these are just edge cases.

Edge cases will always happen. ALWAYS.

[kohtatsu → Jommi]

Yes, I imagine most people will become engaged in a lot of videos that are offered, even if those videos aren't what they intended to watch.

The edge case is not being directed and consumed by an algorithm for profit.