Instruction: Describe the strategies you would employ to develop a recommendation system for a product that has just been launched.
Context: This question evaluates the candidate's ability to tackle cold start problems in recommendation systems, requiring creativity and a strong understanding of machine learning concepts.
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The way I'd approach it in an interview is this: For a new product with no interaction data, I would start with content-based recommendation rather than collaborative filtering. That means using product metadata, descriptions, taxonomy, images, and any known similarity to existing catalog items to place the...