“Similar” May Help You Finally Know What to Watch
Entertainment lovers ask, “What should we watch tonight?” since there has been television, but over the last few decades technology has expanded the choices from “everything shown on the three channels we get” to “almost everything that has ever been broadcast in human history”, leaving many paralyzed by choice , but not coming close to it. to answer the key question. Enter Likewise , an app designed to give you the best answer.
Likewise, founded by a team of former Microsoft employees with investment from Bill Gates, has been working to improve entertainment recommendations for movies and TV shows, books and podcasts since 2017. Co-founder and CEO Ian Morris told me the same thing. “Our mission is to provide personal entertainment for everyone.”
Likewise’s newest additions include a fun-to-use TikTok-style infinite scrolling interface and deeper integration of artificial intelligence into the recommendation process. The press release says Likewise works by “seamlessly integrating your AI-powered personal agent, leveraging advanced algorithms, and 600 million consumer recommendations.” In practice, you download the Likewise app for iOS or Android , tell it what genres, movies, TV shows, books and/or podcasts you like, and start poking around.
How does it work similarly?
In a similar way, the problem of “what am I watching” is solved from several points of view at once. It collects an extensive profile of individual users’ taste preferences and makes recommendations based on this; it also connects you with its community of over 2.5 million users, specifically users who share challenges with you, and then allows you to ask the community about your favorites. You can browse lists curated and curated by Likewise’s editorial team, or use its artificial intelligence for natural language searches.
Unlike one streaming service’s recommendation algorithms, Likewise is cross-platform and community-driven, so it will try to bring you the best horror movies based on something more than the formula that Netflix uses, rather than suggesting the best horror movies. for you, which are also on Netflix (unless you ask for it).
“It’s designed to be action-oriented,” Morris explained. “If you see something you like, you can click the save button and save it to your watchlist, then see where it’s available to stream. You have Rotten Tomato ratings, IMDB ratings, and community reviews, and you can play them on your Roku. So it’s not just a query mechanism.”
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You can also use Likewise outside of your phone. Likewise is available on Roku, AppleTV, and Firestick and can be used as a central hub for accessing media on those devices. You can also contact Pix, Likewise’s AI agent, directly from the website, text him from your phone at (877) TEXTPIX, or email him a question. Unlike a ChatGPT query, Pix will add the results of your query to your list Likewise.
Likewise AI Testing with a Ridiculous Query
I love tinkering with artificial intelligence, so I emailed Pix the following: “Make a list of movies that a housewife in 1981 might enjoy if she were going to leave her husband and kids to pursue her dream of becoming a professional surfer.”
That’s what Peaks came back.
“Looks like you’re looking for cinematic inspiration to catch the wave of your dreams, am I right? 🏄♀️ I’ve compiled a list of films that would resonate with a 1981 housewife contemplating a life-changing career move. surfing. Hope this helps spark some beach ambitions! 🌴
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The Endless Summer (1966): A timeless classic in the world of surf films. It’s all about chasing summer around the world. Let’s talk surfing, right? 🌞🏄♀️
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The Single Woman (1978): It’s about a woman reinventing herself after a divorce. This should resonate well with the idea of starting over. 💔🔄💖
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Breaking Away (1979): This is a coming-of-age story about chasing a dream that would be great inspiration for our 1981 housewife. 🏁🚲
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Kramer v. Kramer (1979): Although it deals with divorce and a custody battle, it provides a good look at the family aspect for those about to leave. 👪⚖️
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Norma Rae (1979): It’s about a woman who stands up for what she believes in, no matter what. That’s the feeling we’re aiming for, right? ✊💪
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Ordinary People (1980): This film would resonate well as it is about a family trying to cope with the loss of one of their loved ones. May give some insight into what a family may be going through. 🏠💔
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On Golden Pond (1981): An aging couple’s journey may help our protagonist gain a new perspective on her current life. 👵👴💖
While I absolutely hate the AI writing style where it tries to be “random”, all the films are at least in the ballpark.