How YouTube knows what you should watch: Crash Course AI #15

In this episode of Crash Course Artificial Intelligence, Jabril talks about the recommender systems that form the backbone of so much of the content we see online – from video recommendations on YouTube and Netflix to ads we see on Facebook, Twitter, and well, everywhere else. We’ll talk about their types of systems – content-based, social, and personalized recommendations – and take a closer look at what they’re good at, but also why they often fail.

Crash Course AI is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios.