Google Patents an Ad-Targeting System That Predicts Whether You'll Actually Pay Attention
Google wants to stop serving ads that users will immediately ignore. A newly filed patent describes a system that predicts whether you'll…
The ranking engines that decide what you see next: feeds, ads, product picks, and personalization. These filings show how attention gets engineered.
Google wants to stop serving ads that users will immediately ignore. A newly filed patent describes a system that predicts whether you'll…
Most recommendation systems wait for you to figure out what information to give them. Google's new patent describes an AI that figures…
What if a quiz about fractions came wrapped in Star Wars lore, or a reading comprehension lesson used Frozen dialogue? Disney has…
Most fitness apps treat a 130-pound marathon runner and a 130-pound powerlifter as identical. Apple's latest patent filing wants to change that…
Google is patenting a feedback loop that watches your body, asks how you feel, and gradually builds a personalized model linking the…
Ever wonder why Alexa recommended something or gave you a specific answer — and wish it would just tell you? Amazon has…
Samsung wants your phone to stop making you dig through app lists every time you want to multitask — an AI model…
Most personalization systems only learn from what you explicitly tell them. Samsung's latest patent describes a database that also picks up on…
Adobe wants to watch what influencers post across social platforms, match those posts to product catalogs, and automatically route ads to audiences…
Imagine scrolling through Instagram or Facebook with a friend — and the feed adapts to both of you at the same time,…
Instead of feeding raw sensor data into a forecasting model, Google's patent describes turning a wind farm's performance history into an image…
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