Michelle started using Spotify six months ago. The first time she checked out her AI-produced "Discover Weekly" playlist, she was underwhelmed. The songs did not match her tastes, and she ended up skipping over many of them within a few seconds. Michelle was so disappointed in that first experience that she gave up entirely on the "Discover Weekly" playlist, writing it off as a feature she did not care for.
After three months of using Spotify and listening to all of her favorite songs, artists, and playlists, Michelle happened to click on "Discover Weekly" again — but this time, she was delighted by what she heard. It felt as though her best friend had curated a playlist just for her. Michelle discovered new music that she had never heard before, that she absolutely loved.
She remarked, "Wow, Spotify has really improved their algorithms since I last checked out Discover Weekly."
1 Circle your assessment of Michelle’s statement: definitely true possibly true definitely not true
2 What do you think might explain why her playlist is much better after three months of using Spotify? Provide as much detail as you can. Hint: There may be more than one possible explanation!
3 Michelle loves folk music featuring female vocals, but she has decided that she wants to branch out and is starting to feel frustrated by how Spotify keeps recommending folk music to her over and over and over! Why isn’t Spotify giving Michelle the music suggestions she’s looking for?
4 What do you think Michelle should do to start getting different recommendations?
These materials were developed partly through support of the National Science Foundation, (awards 1042210, 1535276, 1648684, 1738598, 2031479, and 1501927). 
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