Obtaining Search Results and Recommendations Using Language Models

A device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
• provide a search query to a multi-task language model associated with a media content delivery system;
• provide user engagement information to the multi-task language model, wherein the user engagement information indicates user engagement activity with the media content delivery system;
• retrieve, using the multi-task language model and based on the search query, one or more candidate media items from a media item database of the media content delivery system;
• and
• identify, using the multi-task language model and based on the user engagement information, one or more recommended media items from the media item database.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• providing a search query to a multi-task language model associated with a media content delivery system;
• providing user engagement information to the multi-task language model, wherein the user engagement information indicates user engagement activity with the media content delivery system;
• retrieving, using the multi-task language model and based on the search query, one or more candidate media items from a media item database of the media content delivery system;
• and
• identifying, using the multi-task language model and based on the user engagement information, one or more recommended media items from the media item database.