Chapter
The Power and Limitations of Recommendation Systems
The speaker discusses their personal experience with Amazon and how they initially disliked the company for putting local booksellers out of business. They then go on to discuss the effectiveness of good recommender systems and their limitations.
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The guest shares his experience and perspectives on Amazon and the advantages and disadvantages of recommender systems.
29:39 - 33:41 (04:01)
Summary
The guest shares his experience and perspectives on Amazon and the advantages and disadvantages of recommender systems. He suggests that a good recommender system could be helpful for certain product types, while such algorithms might not work well on others.