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cs.LG2023★ 2 cited
Choosing the Right Weights: Balancing Value, Strategy, and Noise in Recommender Systems
Smitha Milli, Emma Pierson, Nikhil Garg
Many recommender systems optimize a linear weighting of different user behaviors, such as clicks, likes, and shares. We analyze the optimal choice of weights from the perspectives…
cs.SI2023★ 36 cited
Engagement, User Satisfaction, and the Amplification of Divisive Content on Social Media
Smitha Milli, Micah Carroll, Yike Wang +3
In a pre-registered algorithmic audit, we found that, relative to a reverse-chronological baseline, Twitter's engagement-based ranking algorithm amplifies emotionally charged, out-…