Reimagining the Recommendation Engine
Last Updated on July 19, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): John Adeojo
Originally published on Towards AI.
Demonstrating The Utility of AI Assistants as a New Flavour of Recommendation Engine

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AI is transforming the way in which we interact with online apps. At present, we navigate them using search engines, news feeds, and menus meticulously designed to guide us to the information or service we require.
However, I believe the current innovations in AI make a new type of recommendation engine possible: the AI assistant.
We have already seen evidence of this with the emergence of Chat-GPT and Bard. However, let’s consider an example to illustrate this point further.
Imagine that you’re vacationing in London, and you wish to meet some friends for a picnic in Greenwich Park.
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