- Prime Video and Netflix are planning a new AI-generated homepage
- Netflix reveals ‘GenPage’ test ahead of new Prime Video report
- Viewers are not convinced that the homepage is going in the right direction
We’re going to see a lot more generative AI in streaming apps. Netflix provides details of the tests it conducts using generative AI on its homepage. Meanwhile, Reuters reports that Amazon Prime Video is also scheduled for an AI-driven overhaul.
The company revealed it is working on ways to use generative AI to do much of the heavy lifting for app homepages, starting with Netflix. This includes determining which recommendations to show each user, adapting to feedback and user behavior over time, and combining movies, shows, games, podcasts, and live events in the best way.
It starts with a prompt. “Given everything we know about this user and this request, what kind of home page should we generate to maximize user satisfaction?” And Netflix seems happy with the results. However, there are still some issues to address, such as the AI model not knowing much about movies and shows that have just been released.
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Netflix’s internal testing with the new ‘GenPage’ AI model increased user engagement and made recommendations more relevant faster. Additionally, the time required to render the homepage has been reduced. This is still in its early stages, and Netflix hasn’t said when it will be available to users or what form it will take, but it’s in the works.
AI comes to the “front line” of Prime Video
Now, speaking of Amazon, a new report from Reuters claims that Amazon president Jeff Bezos has personally decided that Prime Video will serve as a showcase for AI in the near future, putting AI “front and center” in the upcoming homepage redesign.
This is from people with “first-hand knowledge of the issue,” so please don’t take it as confirmation yet. The homepage overhaul project, apparently known as “Lighthouse,” is said to be conceived as a way to steal some of the AI attention from rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.
There aren’t many details on what this will look like, but Reuters reports that it will likely include more AI in movie and TV recommendations. Over time, AI learns your audience’s personal preferences and also gets better at responding to voice commands.
For example, your home page might display a tile such as “1980s Action Movies.” There’s no indication in the report when this overhaul will begin, but it appears to have already been tested in various forms with a select number of users.
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Now that the two streaming giants appear to be working on AI-controlled homepages, the next question is how users will view them. Each platform has a lot to look at, so some kind of filter or algorithm is needed, but is this AI-focused approach the right way to go?
A review of past homepages will probably give you some hints. Netflix’s major redesign rolled out last year was met with many complaints online, but was left in place because the company’s internal data showed it was working. There was speculation at the time that we would see more AI, and now it appears that’s the case.
One Redditor wrote, “I don’t know if I’m alone, but I hate the concept of ‘personalizing’ my content. No offense to anyone, but AI has historically been bad at predicting things about me…Personally, I don’t want software to think for me.”
Reaction to Prime Video’s upcoming AI overhaul seems similarly pessimistic. “This seems completely unnecessary,” one user commented, while others suggested the move might even be enough to cancel their Prime Video subscription.
