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by random314 2144 days ago
> TikTok's For You algorithm is pretty clearly based on YouTube and Netflix's published recommendation platforms

This is true of virtually any recommendation system implemented anywhere and YouTube and Netflix most certainly did not invent any of the basic concepts involved. In fact the core algorithms for recommendations are very classic and the newest techniques can be credited to Microsoft research and Geoff Hinton.