X Open-Sources Algorithm: External Link Shares Top Weight, Likes Are Noise
ziv_ravid · x · 2026-08-14
X has open-sourced its "For You" recommendation algorithm. The highest weighted signal is users copying a post's link to share outside X (+20 points), followed by replies and mutual conversations. Simple likes are essentially considered noise.
Leveraging this, the author asked Grok to write the single most algorithmically optimized post. Grok generated a highly controversial opinion about AI scaling to maximize replies and discussion.
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