The Netflix Prize: How a $1 Million Contest Changed Binge-Watching Forever

In 2006, Netflix launched a competition to increase the efficiency of its recommender system by 10 percent, bringing together a ragtag group of engineers from around the world who helped make large strides in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Source: Thrillist
Published: Jul 7, 2017
Length: 13 minutes (3,367 words)