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Collaborative Filtering: How Algorithms Predict Your Next Favorite
Collaborative filtering powers recommendations by matching users with similar past ratings, not by analyzing content. It dates back to the 1990s GroupLens project and is used by Netflix, Amazon, and Spotify. The method compares user vectors using cosine similarity or Pearson correlation to find taste twins.
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This explainer is a solid primer, but it glosses over the cold-start problem and echo-chamber effects that plague real-world systems.
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