ALLOWING USERS TO CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM BASED ON EXPLANATION VECTORS

A computing device may receive a search query and access a plurality of content objects associated with a system based on the search query. The computing device may determine a plurality of explanation vectors (e.g., comprising characteristics of a user) based on the plurality of content objects. The plurality of explanation vectors may correspond to at least one content object of the plurality of content objects. The computing device may determine a similarity score between a first object of the plurality of content objects and a second object of the plurality of content objects. The similarity score may be determined based at least in part on a first explanation vector corresponding to the first object and a second explanation vector corresponding to the second object. A response including the second object to the search query may be transmitted by the computing device based on the similarity score.