
The critical moment happened in January 2015, when Pinterest acquired Kosei - a machine learning startup with expertise in recommender systems. What interests shall we recommend to a new user?.An Overview of Machine Learning Usage at PinterestĪs a visual discovery engine, Pinterest has many challenging problems that can be solved using machine learning techniques: Let’s zoom out for a second to look at how machine learning is being used at Pinterest. It turns out that the product is an instance of machine learning applications at Pinterest, which are widespread in a variety of business areas. So how does Pinterest do such an amazing job of searching through vision and personalizing visual recommendations for its users? After two weeks of digging through the company’s engineering blog and press exposure, I feel grateful to have finally gotten a glimpse behind the curtain. Patterns and colors can also lead you in fun, interesting or even just plain weird new directions. Just point it at cauliflower or potatoes to see what recipes come up. Or try it on a table to find similar designs, and even other furniture from the same era.

Just point Lens at a pair of shoes, then tap to see related styles or even ideas for what else to wear them with.
