From fcac1f4cce88e9666f5fa79a75709423a3d0f63a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vincent Douillet Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 22:47:31 +0200 Subject: article: the algorithm --- 20240604-the-algorithm.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 20240604-the-algorithm.md (limited to '20240604-the-algorithm.md') diff --git a/20240604-the-algorithm.md b/20240604-the-algorithm.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61c75bf --- /dev/null +++ b/20240604-the-algorithm.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# The Algorithm + +June 4, 2024 + +I decided to listen to music this evening. I had a particular song in mind while turning it on, though I ended up choosing to listen to some other album. + +When the app reached the end of the album, it kept going by selecting "similar" songs. And the one I wanted to listen to was in there, chosen by the algorithm. + +Did the algorithm successfully learn to suggest songs I like? Or did it suggest this song several times already during previous evenings, such that I wanted to listen to it? -- cgit v1.2.3