CHOOSEAgents & automation
Jev Movie Night Picker
Uday Chandra@uday_sail
Jev is an independent index that uses computer vision to browse and navigate Netflix, assessing user preferences across genres and plot descriptions to recommend movies that satisfy a group's diverse tastes while adhering to specified rating cutoffs.
TakeJev counted the action and romantic storyline toward our two-of-three rule.
After a long hike, I was getting ready for a movie night with friends. We were too tired to keep debating what to watch, so I decided to try @typesafeai's Jev with computer use to browse and navigate @netflix. Apparently I still had enough energy for an experiment.
Our tastes were spread across action/thrillers, sci-fi set in space, and romance. I gave Jev descriptions from a small Netflix shortlist and asked it to assess each person's preferences. We allowed a two-out-of-three compromise, with the unmatched preference kept explicit.
It picked I.S.S. for the action and space fans. Then I checked the ratings: 5.3 on IMDb and 43% from Rotten Tomatoes audiences. I'd spent all that effort matching genres and left audience ratings out of the criteria.
For the rerun, I added minimums of 6.5 on IMDb and 60% from RT audiences, keeping critics' scores separate. I expanded the shortlist and supplied fuller plot descriptions. Jev assessed the genre and plot evidence; the application checked the rating cutoffs and counted how many people matched.
The latest run picked The Adam Project (2022): IMDb 6.7, Tomatometer 68% (critics), and Popcornmeter 73% (audience). Jev counted the action and romantic storyline toward our two-of-three rule. It is a time-travel adventure with a secondary love story, so the space fan would be compromising.
There's more to evaluate. We just worked through a small shortlist. I'd like streaming services to offer a "movie night picker." A profile captures one person's habits. When three to five people share a screen, the recommendation should account for who's watching together and what each person is willing to compromise on.
