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most citedContent Moderation and the Formation of Online Communities: A Theoretical Framework

1 citations · 1 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

cs.LG2026

Strategic Candidacy in Generative AI Arenas

Chris Hays, Rachel Li, Bailey Flanigan +1

AI arenas, which rank generative models from pairwise preferences of users, are a popular method for measuring the relative performance of models in the course of their organic use…

cs.CY2025

Statistical Guarantees in the Search for Less Discriminatory Algorithms

Chris Hays, Ben Laufer, Solon Barocas +1

U.S. discrimination law can impose liability on firms that fail to adopt a less discriminatory alternative (LDA): a decision policy that achieves the same business objectives while…

cs.LG2025

The Impossibility of Inverse Permutation Learning in Transformer Models

Rohan Alur, Chris Hays, Manish Raghavan +1

In this technical note, we study the problem of inverse permutation learning in decoder-only transformers. Given a permutation and a string to which that permutation has been appli…

stat.ML2025

Double Machine Learning for Causal Inference under Shared-State Interference

Chris Hays, Manish Raghavan

Researchers and practitioners often wish to measure treatment effects in settings where units interact via markets and recommendation systems. In these settings, units are affected…

cs.GT2025

Inducing Efficient and Equitable Professional Networks through Link Recommendations

Cynthia Dwork, Chris Hays, Lunjia Hu +2

Professional networks are a key determinant of individuals' labor market outcomes. They may also play a role in either exacerbating or ameliorating inequality of opportunity across…

cs.LG2024

From Fairness to Infinity: Outcome-Indistinguishable (Omni)Prediction in Evolving Graphs

Cynthia Dwork, Chris Hays, Nicole Immorlica +2

Professional networks provide invaluable entree to opportunity through referrals and introductions. A rich literature shows they also serve to entrench and even exacerbate a status…

cs.GT2024

Equilibria, Efficiency, and Inequality in Network Formation for Hiring and Opportunity

Cynthia Dwork, Chris Hays, Jon Kleinberg +1

Professional networks -- the social networks among people in a given line of work -- can serve as a conduit for job prospects and other opportunities. Here we propose a model for t…

cs.DS2023★ 1 cited

Content Moderation and the Formation of Online Communities: A Theoretical Framework

Cynthia Dwork, Chris Hays, Jon Kleinberg +1

We study the impact of content moderation policies in online communities. In our theoretical model, a platform chooses a content moderation policy and individuals choose whether or…