EntertainmentRecSysEmerging Standard

Building Recommendation Systems Using GenAI and Amazon Personalize

Think of this as building your own ‘Netflix-style’ recommendation brain: it watches what each user does, learns their tastes, and then uses a mix of traditional recommendation models and modern generative AI to decide what to show or suggest next.

9.5
Quality
Score

Executive Brief

Business Problem Solved

Manually curating content or simple rule-based recommendations (e.g., “most popular”, “newest”) don’t keep users engaged. This solution uses data-driven personalization and GenAI to recommend the right content or products to the right user at the right time, increasing engagement and conversions.

Value Drivers

Higher user engagement and session length (more relevant content surfaced)Increased conversion (click‑through, watch‑through, add‑to‑cart, purchase)Improved content discoverability across large catalogsFaster experimentation with new recommendation strategies using managed ML (Amazon Personalize) and GenAIReduced reliance on manual curation and hard‑coded rules

Strategic Moat

Proprietary behavioral data (clicks, views, purchases, watch time) combined with domain-specific content metadata and tuned recommendation logic; tight integration with existing user experience flows (apps, websites, OTT platforms) creates switching costs and continuous learning loops.

Technical Analysis

Model Strategy

Hybrid

Data Strategy

Vector Search

Implementation Complexity

Medium (Integration logic)

Scalability Bottleneck

Real-time personalization cost and latency at high traffic volumes (online inference in Amazon Personalize plus GenAI calls and vector retrieval).

Market Signal

Adoption Stage

Early Majority

Differentiation Factor

Combines a managed, battle-tested recommendation engine (Amazon Personalize) with generative AI and vector search to move beyond simple “users like you” lists into richer, more contextual and explainable recommendations tailored to entertainment and similar content-heavy domains.