An algorithm that optimizes for avoiding ennui (Ep. 416)
What if you built a recommendation engine optimized for users' health, not their watch time?
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What if you built a recommendation engine optimized for users' health, not their watch time?
Moore's law enables great progress, but often it's the underlying algorithms that drive computer science forward.