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Ask HN: Does YouTube play what you want to hear?

2 pointsby jessehornealmost 7 years ago
If you&#x27;re like me, you frequently plug in your earbuds, pick a song on YouTube and let it run in a tab while you work. I&#x27;m curious to hear the opinions and experiences of others who also listen to music regularly via YouTube.<p>Does it pick the songs you want to hear? How often do you go back and skip a song or jump to a totally different genre? Are there obvious improvements that can be made to enhance your experience?

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jessehornealmost 7 years ago
Here&#x27;s some papers and such I found that might be interesting.<p>&quot;Towards Playlist Generation Algorithms Using RNNs Trained on Within-Track Transitions&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;abs&#x2F;1606.02096" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;abs&#x2F;1606.02096</a><p>&quot;Understanding Music Playlists&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;1511.07004.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;1511.07004.pdf</a><p>&quot;Automatic Playlist Generation&quot; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cs229.stanford.edu&#x2F;proj2015&#x2F;004_report.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cs229.stanford.edu&#x2F;proj2015&#x2F;004_report.pdf</a><p>&quot;An Accurate Algorithm for Generating a Music Playlist based on Facial Expressions&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pdfs.semanticscholar.org&#x2F;312b&#x2F;2566e315dd6e65bd42cfcbe4d919159de8a1.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pdfs.semanticscholar.org&#x2F;312b&#x2F;2566e315dd6e65bd42cfcb...</a><p>Nelson - A tool for modifying variables in Spotifys Recommendations API <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nelson.glitch.me&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nelson.glitch.me&#x2F;</a> Source: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;glitch.com&#x2F;edit&#x2F;#!&#x2F;nelson" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;glitch.com&#x2F;edit&#x2F;#!&#x2F;nelson</a><p>MuruMusic &quot;Song Categorization A.I&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.murumusic.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.murumusic.com</a><p>&quot;How does Spotify Know You So Well?&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;s&#x2F;story&#x2F;spotifys-discover-weekly-how-machine-learning-finds-your-new-music-19a41ab76efe" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;s&#x2F;story&#x2F;spotifys-discover-weekly-how-mach...</a>
Finnucanealmost 7 years ago
I sometimes use it at work, but I search for what I want and don’t let it auto play. Occasionally something interesting turns up in the suggestions.