6 ms·

If youtube is to be believed, thumbnails make a dramatic difference to first-glance engagement. A model trained to find great(by what metrics?) screenshots from

If youtube is to be believed, thumbnails make a dramatic difference to first-glance engagement. A model trained to find great(by what metrics?) screenshots from the film sounds like a fun project.

tgdude 2y ago
https://recosense.medium.com/how-netflix-uses-ai-and-ml-to-determine-which-thumbnails-they-use-d633aef84bd5 https://recosense.medium.com/how-netflix-uses-ai-and-ml-to-d... This reminded me of this article I read a few years back. I wonder if they still use the same method.
jsnell 2y ago
Netflix has written about their approach to solving that problem: https://netflixtechblog.com/ava-the-art-and-science-of-image-discovery-at-netflix-a442f163af6 https://netflixtechblog.com/ava-the-art-and-science-of-image... https://netflixtechblog.com/artwork-personalization-c589f074ad76 https://netflixtechblog.com/artwork-personalization-c589f074...
- abraham 2y ago
  Netflix's approach has also had criticisms https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/oct/20/netflix-film-black-viewers-personalised-marketing-target https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/oct/20/netflix-film-b...
ryandrake 2y ago
I'm looking forward to classic movies with AI-generated thumbnails that take the main actor or actress and make them do the "Youtube Thumbnail Surprised Face". Imagine The Maltese Falcon or Citizen Kane but with thumbnails that look like [1]. 1: https://hard-drive.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/youtubers-1024x538.jpg https://hard-drive.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/youtubers-...
- ASalazarMX 2y ago
  The first image you conjured in my mind was Indiana Jones holding the holy grial and doing a pog face.