[ljd]

I see this argument akin to something along the lines of, "A website is really a human because someone needs to maintain it and make decisions on it's appearance."

You are describing a tool. People don't say hammers are humans, either.

Netflix's special algorithm is indeed an algorithm.

[abandonliberty]

I was really hoping Netflix had a secret warehouse filled with hundreds of workers whose job was to provide recommendations based on what you like, a la 'invisible boyfriend' [1]

Sadly, they just have people on the quest for the perfect hammer.

[1]http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/01/...