How machine learning plays a key role in Amazon retail and Kindle services

Danny Palmer
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Amazon director of machine learning Ralf Herbrich describes how machine learning improves services

Machine learning already plays a critical role in Amazon services, ranging from its online store to features within Kindle, all the way to servers helping to match people playing online video games...

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