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New Series: Creating Media with Machine Learning
By Vi Iyengar, Keila Fong, Hossein Taghavi, Andy Yao, Kelli Griggs, Boris Chen, Cristina Segalin, Apurva Kansara, Grace Tang, Billur Engin, Amir Ziai, James Ray, Jonathan Solorzano-Hamilton Welcome to the first post in our multi-part series on how Netflix is developing and using machine learning (ML) to help creators make better media — from TV shows to …
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Machine Learning for Fraud Detection in Streaming Services
By Soheil Esmaeilzadeh, Negin Salajegheh, Amir Ziai, Jeff Boote Introduction Streaming services serve content to millions of users all over the world. These services allow users to stream or download content across a broad category of devices including mobile phones, laptops, and televisions. However, some restrictions are in place, such as the number of active devices, …
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