How an ex-YouTube insider investigated its secret algorithm
▻https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/02/youtube-algorithm-election-clinton-trump-guillaume-chaslot
The methodology Guillaume Chaslot used to detect videos YouTube was recommending during the election – and how the Guardian analysed the data YouTube’s recommendation system draws on techniques in machine learning to decide which videos are auto-played or appear “up next”. The precise formula it uses, however, is kept secret. Aggregate data revealing which YouTube videos are heavily promoted by the algorithm, or how many views individual videos receive from “up next” suggestions, is also (...)
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