Introduction to Machine Learning Season 1 Episode 12 Recommendations with Three Types of Learning

Recommender systems are ubiquitous, from book and movie tips to work aids for professionals. But how do they function? Look at three different approaches to this problem, focusing on Professor Littman's dilemma as an expert reviewer for conference paper submissions, numbering in the thousands. Also, probe Netflix's celebrated one-million-dollar prize for an improved recommender algorithm.