JGWeissman comments on New Year's Predictions Thread - Less Wrong

18 Post author: MichaelVassar 30 December 2009 09:39PM

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Comment author: JGWeissman 31 December 2009 01:28:08AM 4 points [-]

Based on this article on collaborative filtering, we already have it. Every time I buy anything online, I am told what other products people buy who also bought what I bought. It is the central component of the StumbleUpon service.

So, what are you predicting?

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 31 December 2009 01:47:31AM 3 points [-]

I'm predicting that in 2020 you'll look back at this blog comment and say, "Wow, he sure called that one."

Comment author: cabalamat 01 January 2010 07:32:33PM 8 points [-]

I think it's more likely people will say "too vague a prediction".