4 papers
Look-Ahead Reasoning on Learning Platforms
Haiqing Zhu, Tijana Zrnic, Celestine Mendler-Dünner
On many learning platforms, the optimization criteria guiding model training reflect the priorities of the designer rather than those of the individuals they affect. Consequently,…
Dynamics in Two-Sided Attention Markets: Objective, Optimization, and Control
Haiqing Zhu, Yun Kuen Cheung, Lexing Xie
With most content distributed online and mediated by platforms, there is a pressing need to understand the ecosystem of content creation and consumption. A considerable body of rec…
Entry Barriers in Content Markets
Haiqing Zhu, Lexing Xie, Yun Kuen Cheung
The prevalence of low-quality content on online platforms is often attributed to the absence of meaningful entry requirements. This motivates us to investigate whether implicit or…
Online Learning in Betting Markets: Profit versus Prediction
Haiqing Zhu, Alexander Soen, Yun Kuen Cheung +1
We examine two types of binary betting markets, whose primary goal is for profit (such as sports gambling) or to gain information (such as prediction markets). We articulate the in…