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New bandit algorithm ensures fair exposure in recommendation systems

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Researchers have developed a new approach to stochastic bandits that addresses minimum-exposure constraints, crucial for applications like recommendation systems and content curation. The proposed BDQ-UCB algorithm ensures deterministic satisfaction of exposure floors, achieving fair regret bounded by a non-mandatory budget rather than the total horizon. Variants like MOSS and kl-UCB++ offer further optimizations, with a matching lower bound establishing the minimax rate. The framework is particularly effective for complex scenarios involving overlapping group floors, where it guarantees feasibility and competitive regret compared to existing methods. AI

IMPACT This research could improve fairness and efficiency in AI-driven recommendation and content curation systems.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Ibne Farabi Shihab, Joyanta Jyoti Mondal, Anuj Sharma ·

    Discrepancy-Rounded Fair Bandits with Static and Time-Varying Exposure Floors

    arXiv:2607.22935v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Minimum-exposure constraints arise in recommendation, content curation, and regulated allocation when each provider, arm, or group must receive guaranteed exposure inside a period rather than only in aggregate. We study stochastic b…

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