用大模型模拟短视频推荐中的信息茧房,找出加剧原因并提出缓解方案。
Simulating Filter Bubble on Short-video Recommender System with Large Language Model Agents
- 构建大模型代理,真实还原用户与推荐系统的互动循环。
- 发现人口特征和内容偏好会加剧内容同质化,形成信息茧房。
- 测试冷启动与反馈加权策略,有效降低信息茧房效应,适合平台优化参考。
随着推荐系统在社交媒体中应用日益广泛,尤其是像TikTok这样的短视频平台,信息茧房的形成引发关注。然而,由于推荐算法与用户反馈之间复杂的动态关系,其形成机制仍不明确。本文提出基于大语言模型(LLM)的仿真框架,利用包含丰富视频内容信息和详细用户行为数据的真实世界短视频数据,对推荐-反馈循环进行大规模仿真。结果表明,LLM能有效复现真实用户与推荐系统间的交互,揭示驱动信息茧房形成的关键机制。研究识别出人口属性和内容吸引力等关键因素会加剧内容同质化。为缓解此问题,设计并测试了多种冷启动策略与反馈加权方案,显著降低信息茧房影响。该框架支持推荐策略的快速原型开发,为提升现实系统内容多样性提供可操作方案。此外,分析了LLM内在偏见如何通过推荐传播,提出保护弱势群体(如女性、低收入人群)的保障措施。本研究深化了对算法偏见的理解,提供了促进包容性数字空间的实用工具。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
An increasing reliance on recommender systems has led to concerns about the creation of filter bubbles on social media, especially on short video platforms like TikTok. However, their formation is still not entirely understood due to the complex dynamics between recommendation algorithms and user feedback. In this paper, we aim to shed light on these dynamics using a large language model-based simulation framework. Our work employs real-world short-video data containing rich video content information and detailed user-agents to realistically simulate the recommendation-feedback cycle. Through large-scale simulations, we demonstrate that LLMs can replicate real-world user-recommender interactions, uncovering key mechanisms driving filter bubble formation. We identify critical factors, such as demographic features and category attraction that exacerbate content homogenization. To mitigate this, we design and test interventions including various cold-start and feedback weighting strategies, showing measurable reductions in filter bubble effects. Our framework enables rapid prototyping of recommendation strategies, offering actionable solutions to enhance content diversity in real-world systems. Furthermore, we analyze how LLM-inherent biases may propagate through recommendations, proposing safeguards to promote equity for vulnerable groups, such as women and low-income populations. By examining the interplay between recommendation and LLM agents, this work advances a deeper understanding of algorithmic bias and provides practical tools to promote inclusive digital spaces.
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