Monday, November 24, 2008

The Napoleon Dynamite Problem

Two years ago, Netflix offered a $1 million to anyone who could best their cinematch recommendation engine by 10%. A New York Times Magazine article discusses those who have gotten closest and the roadblock they have all hit due to the love it/hate it status of Napoleon Dynamite. Other movies that pose a problem for the algorithms are I Heart Huckabees, The Life Aquatic, Lost in Translation, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Sideways, and Fahrenheit 9/11.

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