alt Hacker NewsYes, anyone who has been looking for Spotify alternatives can readily tell how poor the music recommendation algorithms of competitors. I feel like the only comparative one is weirdly, youtube, since they simply have more data points and context to attach recommendations to.
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ikr678 • today at 12:45 PM
At it's peak, I found Pandora's recomendation algo vastly superior to Spotify
philipallstar • today at 6:33 AM
And that ability to recommend what you want is the harm being decided.
I've come to realise that the only truly good recommendation engines for music are written in wetware; there's a lot to be said for DJ sets and independent radio.