... in a piece I wrote about the Netflix Prize ten years ago, where I attempted to explain Singular Value Decomposition to NYT readers.
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Replying to @pomeranian99 @alexismadrigal
Here's my 10-year-old Netflix Prize piece where I try to explain singular value decomposition to Wired readershttps://www.wired.com/2008/02/mf-netflix/ …
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I think gradient descent would be substantially easier than SVD actually!
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I can explain gradient descent even to non-math folks but lots of hand-waving of diff kind: to demonstrate. Harder to write in flat words.
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actually arm waving and bending haha
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What about just walking up a hill, first taking large steps, then slowing down as you approach the top, face fixed grimly forward
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haha the grim part a necessity
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heh heh
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