Eerie Netflix upgrade uses AI to match TV shows to your MOOD – and the experiment has already begun for millions of fans

NETFLIX is reportedly experimenting with a new AI-powered feature that finds TV shows and movies for you – even based on your mood.

The brainy new trick is said to be currently in testing on real Netflix users to see if it works.

Netflix is reportedly experimenting with a new AI-powered search featureCredit: NetflixIt’s a common problem on Netflix: not being able to find something to watch.

Even though the service is packed with thousands of hours of telly, narrowing down one option can take ages – and maybe even cause trouble at home.

To fix this, Netflix is trialling a new AI search feature powered by OpenAI (the creator of ChatGPT), according to Bloomberg.

It said that the new search feature will surface TV shows and movies using “far more specific terms – including the subscriber’s mood”.

Netflix already uses AI tech to make recommendations based on what you’ve been viewing.

But this goes a step further, letting you search in a very detailed way, which reportedly goes “well beyond genres or actor’s names”.

It’s an opt-in feature, which means you have to actively agree to be involved in the trial.

The feature is currently being tested in Australia and New Zealand, where there are millions of active Netflix subscriptions.

However, it’s unclear how many of those users are currently enrolled in the trial.

It’s currently available only on iOS devices, which means Apple iPhones.

According to the report, Netflix is plotting an expansion of the experiment to other countries “soon”.

Sadly the list of countries set to get the trial in the next stage hasn’t been confirmed.

QUICK FLIX?It’s also possible that the feature could be killed off before it ever becomes part of the general Netflix release globally.

But Netflix will be looking for ways to serve up better content recommendations – especially after recent price hikes.

Netflix has an enormous content library that can be hard to pick fromCredit: NetflixNetflix currently scans your viewing history to see what you’ve watched – and then works out what else you might be interested in.

This involves using powerful algorithms to try to get you to keep watching TV shows and movies on the app.

You can very easily check your entire Netflix viewing history.

Just go to the Netflix website and click on your profile, then choose Account.

Now go to Manage Profiles, click on your own profile, then choose Viewing Activity.

You’ll then be able to see an enormous log of your viewing history going right back to the very first show that you watched.

If you click on the Cancel icon, you can remove a show from your viewing history, which means that it won’t be used to inform Netflix viewing recommendations.

That’s handy if someone else has been at your house watching rubbish movies on your TV.

It’s especially hard to pick a Netflix show in a big household where everyone has their own preferenceCredit: NetflixYou can also click on Rating at the top to see how you’ve reviewed content on the past.

Netflix also uses these ratings to work out what to recommend to you in the future, so make sure you’ve marked TV shows and movies up correctly.

And try to rate more telly in the future, as it means that you’ll get even better recommendations.

The Sun has asked Netflix for comment and will update this story with any response.