July 2018
Beginner to intermediate
146 pages
3h 39m
English
Unlike collaborative filters, content-based systems do not require data relating to past activity. Instead, they provide recommendations based on a user profile and metadata it has on particular items.
Netflix is an excellent example of the aforementioned system. The first time you sign in to Netflix, it doesn't know what your likes and dislikes are, so it is not in a position to find users similar to you and recommend the movies and shows they have liked.

As shown in the previous screenshot, what Netflix does instead is ask you to rate a few movies that you have watched before. Based on this information and the metadata ...
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