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Turning attention to social media, notably X (formerly Twitter), the transcript discusses the challenges and upcoming solutions for personalized content recommendations. Presently, the platform's algorithms often favor engagement metrics or surface irrelevant content, frustrating users seeking quality or niche topics.
Elon Musk revealed plans to fully overhaul X’s recommendation system, aiming to remove heuristic biases within four to six weeks. The new approach will leverage Grock, an AI that meticulously reviews every post and video—around 100 million a day—and ranks content based on user preferences. Users will also gain the ability to temporarily or permanently adjust their feed preferences through simple prompts, drastically increasing relevance and satisfaction.