How do we convince you that a title is worth watching?
Here's another quote that balances that one a bit:
We also carefully determine the label for each observation by looking at the quality of engagement to avoid learning a model that recommends “clickbait” images: ones that entice a member to start playing but ultimately result in low-quality engagement.
I read that as saying that they want to avoid tricking you into watching stuff that you won't like. Certainly an interesting problem.
I agree with your points about how hard it feels to find new, interesting stuff on Netflix sometimes. The browsing interface feels like it's set up to make low effort discovery easy, but not to find content that's really great and unusual.
I often end up using a third-party site like Rotten Tomatoes to help me find something interesting. Perhaps that's because I trust independent reviews more than Netflix recommendations, especially now that Netflix features their own content so prominently.
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Here's another quote that balances that one a bit:
I read that as saying that they want to avoid tricking you into watching stuff that you won't like. Certainly an interesting problem.
I agree with your points about how hard it feels to find new, interesting stuff on Netflix sometimes. The browsing interface feels like it's set up to make low effort discovery easy, but not to find content that's really great and unusual.
I often end up using a third-party site like Rotten Tomatoes to help me find something interesting. Perhaps that's because I trust independent reviews more than Netflix recommendations, especially now that Netflix features their own content so prominently.