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Supermarkets arranging sales and YouTube promoting vertical videos are examples of business strategies rather than algorithms.

TechnologyEconomicsAlgorithmic SystemsApr 20, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses whether certain automated systems, like supermarkets arranging sales or YouTube promoting vertical videos, should be considered algorithms. The author argues these systems are better classified as business strategies rather than algorithms, emphasizing the need to clarify who is responsible for such decisions.

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Supermarkets arranging sales and YouTube promoting vertical videos are examples of business strategies rather than algorithms.
Parent: Algorithmic SystemsEntity: Supermarket sales arrangements and YouTube video promotionImpact: negativeDate: Apr 20, 2026Target: Whether automated systems like supermarket sales arrangements and YouTube video promotion should be classified as algorithms or business strategies.

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"スーパーが週末にセールの日用品を店頭に並べることをアルゴリズムとは言わない。だったらYouTubeが縦型ショートばかり押し出すのも、アルゴリズムとは言わないのではないか。そうした仕組みは経営戦略と呼ぶべきだと私は思う。誰が主導して、誰に責任があるかを明確にするために。" https://youkoseki.substack.com/p/6b0
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@[email protected]
"スーパーが週末にセールの日用品を店頭に並べることをアルゴリズムとは言わない。だったらYouTubeが縦型ショートばかり押し出すのも、アルゴリズムとは言わないのではないか。そうした仕組みは経営戦略と呼ぶべきだと私は思う。誰が主導して、誰に責任があるかを明確にするために。" https://youkoseki.substack.com/p/6b0
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