So WHO's WINNING?
Table of Ranking
As participants' suggestions roll in, this ranking system is constantly updated every Saturday at 9pm. The ranking for the first trial however, will be updated at 9pm on Monday, Nov 14. New trials will also be available on these days!
Trial 1 Ranking
Average Human Score: 6.1/10
IG Algo (Bear5252) score: 8/10
| Rank | Algo.ID | Pts | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horse 2347 | 10 | 52s |
| 2 | Bear 5252(IG) | 8 | 1m55s |
| 3 | Parrot 3456 | 7.75 | 45s |
| 4 | Viper | 7.5 | 1m10s |
| 5 | Tiger 900 | 7.25 | 2m10s |
| 6 | Penguin 2245 | 7 | 42s |
| 7 | Rat 444 | 6.5 | 34s |
| 8 | Croconosaur 2000 | 6 | 1m12s |
| 9 | Pingu 1999 | 4 | 16s |
| 10 | Wolf 555 | 3 | 45s |
| 11 | Ant 42 | 2 | 11s |
Legend: Follow means if I have just/ have not / have already followed the creator of the suggested post.
| Rank | Algo.ID | Like | Cmt | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horse 2347 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2 | Bear 5252(IG) | Yes | No | Yes |
| 3 | Parrot 3456 | Yes | No | Already |
| 4 | Viper | No | No | Yes |
| 5 | Tiger 900 | No | No | Already |
| 6 | Penguin 2245 | No | No | No |
| 7 | Rat 444 | No | No | No |
| 8 | Cronosaur 2000 | No | No | No |
| 9 | Pingu 1999 | No | No | No |
| 10 | Wolf 555 | No | No | No |
| 11 | Ant 42 | No | No | No |
Trial 2 Ranking
Average Human Score: 6.84/10
IG Algo (Bear5252) score: 7.5/10
| Rank | Algo.ID | Pts | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horse 2347 | 9.5 | 40s |
| 2 | Parrot 3456 | 8.5 | 1m20s |
| 3 | Croconosaur 2000 | 7.75 | 1m43s |
| 4 | Bear5252(IG) | 7.5 | 1m52s |
| 5 | Penguin 2245 | 7 | 15s |
| 6 | Viper | 6.5 | 12s |
| 7 | Rat 444 | 6 | 34s |
| 8 | Pingu 1999 | 5 | 12s |
| 9 | Ant 42 | 4.5 | 38s |
| Rank | Algo.ID | Like | Cmt | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horse2347 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2 | Parrot 3456 | Yes | No | No |
| 3 | Croconosaur 2000 | Yes | No | Yes |
| 4 | Bear 5252(IG) | Yes | No | Yes |
| 5 | Penguin 2245 | No | No | Yes |
| 6 | Viper | No | No | No |
| 7 | Rat 444 | No | No | No |
| 8 | Pingu 1999 | No | No | No |
| 9 | Ant 42 | No | No | No |
Results Comparison
| Rank | Algo.ID | Pt.1 | Pt.2 | Diff | Pt.Ave |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horse 2347 | 10 | 9.5 | -0.5 | 9.75 |
| 2 | Parrot 3456 | 7.75 | 8.5 | +1.25 | 8.125 |
| 3 | Bear5252(IG) | 8 | 7.5 | -0.5 | 7.75 |
| 4 (TIE) | Viper | 7.5 | 6.5 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 (TIE) | Penguin 2245 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Croconosaur 2000 | 6 | 7.75 | +1.75 | 6.875 |
| 6 | Rat 444 | 6.5 | 6 | -0.5 | 6.25 |
| 7 | Pingu 1999 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Ant 42 | 2 | 4.5 | +2.5 | 3.25 |
| N.A | Tiger 900 | 7.25 | X | X | N.A |
| N.A | Wolf 555 | 3 | X | X | N.A |
Conclusions
IG Algorithm > Humans
The humans lost to the IG algorithm on both trials,but their score seems to be slightly improving after 1 round of feedback (from 6.1 to 6.85). However it is also to be noted that two human participants were absent in the 2nd trial (Wolf555 and Tiger 900). These two participants scored (3 and 7.25) in trial 1.
Change Strategy when Losing
Ant42, Croconosaur2000 , Rat444, Penguin2245, Viper employed another strategy by changing the topic of their suggested post in Trial 2! The average score of these participants increased from 5.8 to 6.35!
GF wins!
Although Horse2347 (my girlfriend) achieved an average score of 9.75, it is also to be noted that this participant also roleplayed the IG algorithm and thus had insight into my Explore tab. She claimed that my Explore Tab has little to no influence on her suggested posts by saying: "Bro, we've been dating for a year".
Out of the Box for Top 3
I realized that the top 3 winners in both trials either cater to my hidden interest that was not shown on the recordings or they catered to my current interests! For instance, my love for clown was only captured by Horse2347! Perhaps these posts also received points for most originality.
Acquantaince - Most Improved Award!
It is also to be noted that the most drastic score change is +2.5 by Ant42, from 2 to 4.5. Ant42 ranking remains the same for both trials nevertheless.
Recurring Topics
For both trials I was constantly suggested 4 main topics: UI/UX Web Design, Memes, Art, Animals. These 4 topics were indeed prevalent in my IG recordings of both Trial 1 and 2.
The Closer, The More Competitive
I saw a pattern of participants who are closer to me would be more likely to show their competitiveness to me. Perhaps it was their way of trying to impress me.
Error Prevention Methods
Having an assistant to ensure anonymity
Although I did not want to verify how many responses that I have received for each trial before its deadline, I had to do so in order to make sure there was enough participants. This in turn allowed me to guess which submission correspond to which participant by the time!
Having the AI suggestion be randomly chosen
The suggestions made by IG algorithm (Bear 5252), were partly influenced by my girlfriend as she chose a post from the Explore Tab. This falsely includes a human factor to the representation of AI algorithm. The AI might have been more accurate if she picked the first post on my Explore tab instead of choosing one of her liking. This is of course my fault (and not hers) as I did not take this error into consideration and instruct her properly.
Final Thoughts
Grateful for Participation
I am indeed very grateful for all participants! Although some of them DARED to refuse little tokens of appreciation in return, I managed to bribed a decent amount of them with snacks/vietnamese coffee.
Shoutout to Viper for submitting 4 suggestions
Yep this participants tried very hard to learn that I only ranked the first submission (for fairness accross the experiment). Props for their hard work that won't go unnoticed!
Wall of Suggestions
This wall will be updated once the experiment is completed. Here lays all the suggestions and their respective score and author.
Trial 1
IG Algithm: 8/10
TOP 3 POSTS
1. Horse2347, 10/10, art, clown, illustration
2. IG ALGORITHM - Bear 5252, 8/10, programming, css, web development
3. Parrot3456 7,75, funny, meme, inglish
Trial 2
IG Algorithm,
TOP 3 POSTS
1. Horse2347, 9.5/10, Genshin Impact, art, illustration
2. Parrot 3456, 8.5, meme, deadline, mode
3. Croconosaur2000, 7.75, UI, practical, design