Topic: Progress Made Towards Netflix Prize (Read 325 times)
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« on: Oct 10, 2006, 08:57:43 PM »
A number of people were suspicious when the Netflix Prize was announced. $1 million isn't much of a reward, some complained, and others believed that it would be difficult to improve upon the site's movie recommendation algorithm. Now, a little over one week into the contest, three teams have already beaten the existing system.