Articles filed underRecommendation algorithms
6 algorithms that have triggered disaster
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
Algorithms are increasingly used to help humans in their decisions. A poorly programmed algorithm, or humans lacking critical thinking skills, are recurrent causes of algorithmic errors. These errors sometimes trigger users' anger or incite them to hack them. This article analyzes 6 algorithmic errors that…
Nudge: how to influence nutrition with algorithms?
Algorithms are widely used to personalize the online experience. They are largely based on algorithmic recommendation systems. While recommending movies or products is relatively simple, proposing food or recipes is more complex. Popularizing grocery delivery services and recipe websites has spurred developments in…
We forgive mistakes made by algorithms more easily than by humans
Algorithms have taken over. They are in charge of making more and more decisions. More and more complex decisions affect all aspects of our lives. But algorithms are not perfect. They also make mistakes. So, a question arises: do we forgive algorithms more…
AI enriches the experience of visitors to the Alechinsky exhibition
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
In a context where the Covid crisis severely impacts culture, it is more important than ever to build visitor loyalty. I had proposed different ways to improve the customer experience in museums, and today I suggest discovering an initiative of the Royal…
This YouTuber has 50 million subscribers, and that’s not good news
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
For the end of the year 2020, MrBeast, YouTuber with 50 million subscribers, has put online a video that is symptomatic of the evils of our society. This video was truly disgusting to me because, in addition to being useless,…
RecSys 2020 : 4 reasons why social media manipulate us
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
The RecSys 2020 conference took place last week in a new form because of the pandemic. I should have been in Rio de Janeiro with the rest of the scientific community to talk about recommendation systems like every year. Covid-19 changed our…
What do you have to talk about on LinkedIn to get likes and comments?
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
After analysing the best hours to post on LinkedIn, I tackled a much more difficult problem: determining which topics generated the most views and engagement on LinkedIn. In today's post, I will show you the results I was able to…
