Recommender Systems in a Nutshell - KDnuggets

Kevin Gray: What are recommender systems? Anna Farzindar: When you search for a product on Amazon, the algorithm suggests other items with the note "Recommended for you, Kevin" or "Customers who bought this item also bought…" Recommender systems predict the preference of the user for these items, which could be in form of a rating or response. When more data becomes available for a customer profile, the recommendations become more accurate. There are a variety of applications for recommendations including movies (e.g. Could you give us a brief history of how they came about?