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Machine Learning and MP3s

Posted by Hemos on from the the-right-song-for-the-right-time dept.

dan moore writes "Students at Caltech and Harvard have developed a system that analyzes playlists and learns people's listening patterns. It then channels its knowledge into generating streams of music that the people themselves would like to listen to. Intuitive, accurate, and finally someone has done it. Check out the website to get one of the available plugins. Another interesting approach to digital music."

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  1. how is this any different... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...from that machine/program the RIAA supposedly has that can analyze a song to determine how well it will do on the charts? This program probably uses a similar algorithm. Slashdot lambasted the RIAA device for being the harbinger of even greater FM homogenization and keeping people from hearing new and different music. I this program will do the same thing, but on a personal level and the Slashdot crowd loves it!

  2. VB by Midajo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is a lameass Visual Basic app.
    Not that there's anything wrong with that...
    I'm not holding my breath for the XMMS version though.