this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2024
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is not Gen AI, it's basic machine learning.

[–] SkyezOpen 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not even that. The stupid mcdonald's app has a "just for you" bit that pops up and recommends shit I have never in my life ordered.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Recommendation systems are Machine Learning, so if you are ever recommend a product in a modern application it's almost always an ML model.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, of course that doesn't mean it's good machine learning though 😆

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not necessarily, just because you never ordered it doesn't mean it's not a potential recommendation. Actually it may be more likely they will recommend things you haven't ordered before as the system is trying to get you to potentially have more diversity of products. Even in the example above, yeah a dip looks stupid from just the recommendations, but what if the thing being ordered is bread sticks or wings, then it's normal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

If you offer "recommended dishes", you should probably be accounting for different kinds of food items to enable that. I wouldn't say the pure machine learning aspect is necessarily directly at fault, but the end to end implementation is bad.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What, you've never had a creamy garlic coffee before?

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I... kind of want one, now 😳

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Go on, do it.

[–] Protoknuckles 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

How broke do you have to be to be recommended garlic dip as a meal?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's not an entire meal, just the main dish

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Welcome to my life. I would tell you it's ok, but it's honestly not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

i hope i don't find out