Dynamically optimized recommendations in generative media

A system for providing personalized recommendations from a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system integrated within a platform, comprising one or more processors configured to perform the operations of:

• receiving, through a conversational interface within a platform presented at a client device, one or more input submissions from a user engaging in a conversation with a generative AI system, the conversation comprising a conversational context, the input submissions comprising one or more user preferences;
• generating, by the generative AI system and based on the conversation and the input submissions, a search query for a search engine backend of the platform;
• sending the search query to the search engine backend of the platform to retrieve at least a subset of a prompt as input to the generative AI system, the subset of the prompt comprising a sorted list of search results from the search engine backend and a set of annotations associated with the search results, the annotations each comprising one or more pieces of information relating to one of the search result items;
• processing, by the generative AI system, the prompt to generate a set of personalized recommendations for the user based on at least the sorted list of search results, the set of annotations, the conversational context, and the user preferences;
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• presenting, within the platform presented at the client device, the set of personalized recommendations for the user, the presentation incorporating media content representing at least a portion of the search result items.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for providing personalized recommendations from a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system integrated within a platform, comprising:

• instructions for receiving, through a conversational interface within a platform presented at a client device, one or more input submissions from a user engaging in a conversation with a generative AI system, the conversation comprising a conversational context, the input submissions comprising one or more user preferences;
• instructions for generating, by the generative AI system and based on the conversation and the input submissions, a search query for a search engine backend of the platform;
• instructions for sending the search query to the search engine backend of the platform to retrieve at least a subset of a prompt as input to the generative AI system, the subset of the prompt comprising a sorted list of search results from the search engine backend and a set of annotations associated with the search results, the annotations each comprising one or more pieces of information relating to one of the search result items;
• instructions for processing, by the generative AI system, the prompt to generate a set of personalized recommendations for the user based on at least the sorted list of search results, the set of annotations, the conversational context, and the user preferences;
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• instructions for presenting, within the platform presented at the client device, the set of personalized recommendations for the user, the presentation incorporating media content representing at least a portion of the search result items.