By John Gruber
What’s more powerful: pen,
pencil, or AI magic wand?
Find out at TextJam.com
Netflix is offering $1 million to anyone who can create a recommendation algorithm that’s at least 10 percent better than the one Netflix built themselves. Contestants get access to 100-million-entry database of Netflix’s customers’ ratings.
That’s a nice prize.
★ Monday, 2 October 2006