Summary of From Models to Systems: a Comprehensive Fairness Framework For Compositional Recommender Systems, by Brian Hsu et al.
From Models to Systems: A Comprehensive Fairness Framework for Compositional Recommender Systems
by Brian Hsu, Cyrus DiCiccio, Natesh Sivasubramoniapillai, Hongseok Namkoong
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed framework addresses fairness in machine learning-based recommendation systems by considering interactions between components like candidate retrieval, scoring, and serving. It focuses on end-utility delivered to diverse user groups, rather than individual model performance. The approach provides formal insights on the limitations of solely focusing on model-level fairness and highlights the need for alternative tools that account for heterogeneity in user preferences. Closed-box optimization techniques are adapted to jointly optimize utility and equity. The framework is demonstrated empirically on synthetic and real datasets. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary A new way to make sure recommendation systems, like those used by Netflix or Amazon, are fair and treat everyone equally is proposed. Current methods only look at how well individual models perform, but this approach looks at the entire system and how it works together. It’s like looking at a car engine instead of just one part. The new method helps make sure that different users get the right recommendations, even if they have different tastes or preferences. It uses special tools to optimize fairness and utility (how well the system does its job) at the same time. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Optimization
