Algorithm Training Vs Algorithm Retraining?
6.1BRAINROT SCOREALGORITHM TRAINING— ORIGIN, MEANING & USAGE
Algorithm Training A gig worker's belief that their own accept and reject behavior actively shapes what kind of offers the platform's algorithm sends them going forward.
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Accidentally trained the algorithm to think I'll take anything, offers got worse for a week."
ALGORITHM RETRAINING— ORIGIN, MEANING & USAGE
Algorithm Retraining Deliberately changing acceptance behavior for a stretch of time in an attempt to reset or reshape what the dispatch algorithm sends going forward.
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Doing a week of algorithm retraining, only accepting good offers to reset things."
ALGORITHM TRAINING VS ALGORITHM RETRAINING
A gig worker's belief that their own accept and reject behavior actively shapes what kind of offers the platform's algorithm sends them going forward.
Deliberately changing acceptance behavior for a stretch of time in an attempt to reset or reshape what the dispatch algorithm sends going forward.
In short: Algorithm Training (mainstream gen alpha slang) and Algorithm Retraining (mainstream slang) are frequently used together in the same Gen Z/Alpha vocabulary, but describe distinct concepts — see the full entries for category tags, related terms, and live trend data.
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