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Without revealing all its secrets, Netflix has laid out how it uses AI to market shows and predict their success. We already knew that Netflix shuffles and redesigns its interface and show tiles, apparently on the fly, to hook more viewers. But it also uses AI to compare new shows to those its country-by-country viewership watched in the past and to tap into metadata and information on non-Netflix shows, too.
The explanation is a little (well, very) dry, but the AI goes beyond Netflix’s own data to hedge the company’s bets, for less risk, more profit. If, for example, a drama is likely to fare well in Spain, Netflix could increase marketing in the region and prep dubs and subtitles earlier than usual.
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December 13, 2020
Despite the pandemic (or maybe because of it), it’s still that time of the year when families try to take their holiday pictures before sending off a physical or digital copy to loved ones. More often than not, these are taken at night time in front of a Christmas tree or holiday decorations. If you have the newer Pixel devices, you can use the tools that come with your smartphones to take better pictures even in low light situations. Google shares some tips on how to take nicer and better pictures with Night Sight in Portrait Mode as well as the Portrait Light feature.
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Google Pixel smartphones are known for their camera prowess and how well they can capture lights or use AI to deliver a good portrait shot. However, it takes a lot behind every feature, something that is available in Pixel at the tap of the button. When the firm came up with an improved portrait mode in Pixel 3, it used a 5-phone case to train the machine learning models to the resulting pictures in Pixel handsets are near-perfect. But that 5-phone rig seems nothing before the one created by the firm for its new Portrait Light mode.