Improved bayes risk can yield reduced social welfare under competition
As the scale of machine learning models increases, trends such as scaling laws anticipate
consistent downstream improvements in predictive accuracy. However, these trends take the …
consistent downstream improvements in predictive accuracy. However, these trends take the …
Learning with exposure constraints in recommendation systems
Recommendation systems are dynamic economic systems that balance the needs of
multiple stakeholders. A recent line of work studies incentives from the content providers' …
multiple stakeholders. A recent line of work studies incentives from the content providers' …
Strategic Usage in a Multi-Learner Setting
Real-world systems often involve some pool of users choosing between a set of services.
With the increase in popularity of online learning algorithms, these services can now self …
With the increase in popularity of online learning algorithms, these services can now self …
Safety vs. performance: How multi-objective learning reduces barriers to market entry
Emerging marketplaces for large language models and other large-scale machine learning
(ML) models appear to exhibit market concentration, which has raised concerns about …
(ML) models appear to exhibit market concentration, which has raised concerns about …
Train'n trade: foundations of parameter markets
Organizations typically train large models individually. This is costly and time-consuming,
particularly for large-scale foundation models. Such vertical production is known to be …
particularly for large-scale foundation models. Such vertical production is known to be …
Double matching under complementary preferences
In this paper, we propose a new algorithm for addressing the problem of matching markets
with complementary preferences, where agents' preferences are unknown a priori and must …
with complementary preferences, where agents' preferences are unknown a priori and must …
Braess's Paradox of Generative AI
ChatGPT has established Generative AI (GenAI) as a significant technological
advancement. However, GenAI's intricate relationship with competing platforms and its …
advancement. However, GenAI's intricate relationship with competing platforms and its …
Learning from Streaming Data when Users Choose
In digital markets comprised of many competing services, each user chooses between
multiple service providers according to their preferences, and the chosen service makes use …
multiple service providers according to their preferences, and the chosen service makes use …
Impact of Decentralized Learning on Player Utilities in Stackelberg Games
When deployed in the world, a learning agent such as a recommender system or a chatbot
often repeatedly interacts with another learning agent (such as a user) over time. In many …
often repeatedly interacts with another learning agent (such as a user) over time. In many …
Decoupled SGDA for Games with Intermittent Strategy Communication
We focus on reducing communication overhead in multiplayer games, where frequently
exchanging strategies between players is not feasible and players have noisy or outdated …
exchanging strategies between players is not feasible and players have noisy or outdated …