How to classify Twitch Community Channels with generative AI
If you are a Twitch user, you know the value of finding the right community channels to follow. Unfortunately, finding the right channels can be a time-consuming task. In this post, we’ll show you how to use generative AI to automatically classify Twitch community channels.
What is Text Classification?
Text classification is a natural language processing (NLP) technique that involves using machine learning algorithms to automatically assign one or more predefined categories or labels to a given piece of text. The algorithms typically learn from a training set of labeled text data and use statistical models to identify patterns and features in the text that can be used to classify new, unseen text data.
Text classification is used in a wide range of applications, from spam detection in emails to sentiment analysis in social media posts and reviews. It has become an essential tool for many industries that rely on large amounts of text data, helping to automate tasks and extract valuable insights from the data.
Example Use Cases
Use cases for classifying Twitch community channels include:
- Automatically classify channels by game genre
- Automatically classify channels by language
- Automatically classify channels by audience type
- Automatically classify channels by streamer type
- Identify and classify spam channels
- Automatically recommend channels to users based on their interests
Teams that might find these use cases helpful include: marketing, content creation, product, and operations.
Finding your input data and categories
You first need to identify the data that you want to work with. Here, we are looking at Twitch community channels. You can extract this data using the Twitch API, export it in CSV format, query a list of channels from your data warehouse or BI tool, or copy and paste with an example channel.
For more information on the Twitch API see here: https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/api
Next, you need to find or create your list of categories for classifying the channels. This might include game genres, languages, audience types, or streamer types.
Common examples of Twitch channel categories include:
- Action
- Adventure
- RPG
- Multiplayer
- Strategy
- Sports
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Family-friendly
- Competitive
- Casual
- Creative
- Music
Once you have your data and categories, you can use generative AI to automatically classify your Twitch community channels. This will help you to reduce the time it takes to find the right channels and ensure that users are recommended channels that align with their interests.