X Open-Sources Recommendation Algorithm, Developer Uses Grok to Analyze Ranking
prasenx · x · 2026-08-14
Following X's decision to open-source its recommendation algorithm repository, a developer fed the entire codebase to the Grok bot for code reading and analysis.
With the AI's assistance, the developer broke down the core mechanisms behind how posts are actually ranked and distributed on X. This provides a compelling engineering use case for understanding the black box of social media algorithms.
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