arXiv:2412.10595cs.IRcs.CY2024-12被引 5

区分用户选择中的长期价值与即时诱惑,提升推荐系统长期满意度

Recommendation and Temptation

  • 建模用户行为中价值积累与即时诱惑的双重驱动机制
  • 在MovieLens数据集上显著优于忽略诱惑的基线方法
  • 适合关注用户长期体验而非短期点击的推荐系统研究者

基于显性偏好传统的推荐系统常忽视用户行为中的根本二元性:消费选择既受内在价值(增值)驱动,也受即时吸引力(诱惑)影响。这导致系统可能优先短期参与度而牺牲长期满意度。本文提出一种新型推荐设计,显式建模增值与诱惑之间的张力。引入一个行为模型,考虑两者如何共同影响用户决策,并纳入平台外替代选项的现实。基于该模型,我们构建了以最大化消费增值为目标的新推荐目标,并证明局部贪婪策略为最优。最后提出一种估计框架,利用显性反馈与隐式选择数据的差异,对平台外选项假设极少。通过合成仿真和MovieLens真实数据的综合评估,结果表明本方法持续优于忽略诱惑动态的基线(如仅依赖揭示偏好或仅基于增值推荐)。本工作推动推荐系统向更细致、用户中心的方向演进,对发展真正服务于用户长期利益的负责任AI具有重要意义。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Traditional recommender systems based on revealed preferences often fail to capture the fundamental duality in user behavior, where consumption choices are driven by both inherent value (enrichment) and instant appeal (temptation). Consequently, these systems may generate recommendations that prioritize short-term engagement over long-lasting user satisfaction. We propose a novel recommender design that explicitly models the tension between enrichment and temptation. We introduce a behavioral model that accounts for how both enrichment and temptation influence user choices, while incorporating the reality of off-platform alternatives. Building on this model, we formulate a novel recommendation objective aligned with maximizing consumed enrichment and prove the optimality of a locally greedy recommendation strategy. Finally, we present an estimation framework that leverages the distinction between explicit user feedback and implicit choice data while making minimal assumptions about off-platform options. Through comprehensive evaluation using both synthetic simulations and real-world data from the MovieLens dataset, we demonstrate that our approach consistently outperforms competitive baselines that ignore temptation dynamics either by assuming revealed preferences or recommending solely based on enrichment. Our work represents a paradigm shift toward more nuanced and user-centric recommender design, with significant implications for developing responsible AI systems that genuinely serve users' long-term interests rather than merely maximizing engagement.

推荐系统用户行为长期价值

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