Recommend a Movie, Win a Million Bucks

Author: Sill, Joseph

Published in: Engineering and Science, Volume 73, Number 2, 2010, pp. 32-39

Part of: Engineering and Science, Volume 73:2, Spring 2010

Item Category: Feature Articles

Persistent URL: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:73.2.Netflix

Abstract

Can a computer learn to choose movies you're sure to like? Artificial intelligence took on this real-world problem in the Netflix contest. A Caltech alum recounts his adventures in the quest for the million-dollar grand prize.

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