Summary of Learning the Distribution Map in Reverse Causal Performative Prediction, by Daniele Bracale et al.
Learning the Distribution Map in Reverse Causal Performative Prediction
by Daniele Bracale, Subha Maity, Moulinath Banerjee, Yuekai Sun
First submitted to arxiv on: 24 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a novel approach to learn distribution shifts in predictive scenarios, particularly relevant in social computing. The authors draw inspiration from microeconomic models that characterize agents’ behavior within labor markets. They introduce a reverse causal model where the predictive model induces a distribution shift through a finite set of agents’ actions. The method employs a microfoundation model for agents’ actions and develops a statistically justified methodology to learn the distribution shift map, demonstrating effectiveness in minimizing performative prediction risk. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about learning how people’s behaviors change when they try to manipulate a system. For example, job seekers might tailor their resumes to get past a computer screening process. This happens often in social computing, but we don’t have good ways to learn from these changes yet. The authors create a new method that helps us understand and predict these changes by looking at how people behave within labor markets. |
