FERSF:随机模型检验引导的公平性增强推荐系统框架.

In the practical application of recommendation systems, item popularity bias can be amplified by feedback loops, machine learning training models, and some external factors. It results in a phenomenon where a large number of long-tail items do not get a fair chance to be recommended. To address the fairness problem caused by the feedback loop amplifying the popularity bias, this paper conducted the first fairness analysis and enhancement study by means of a stochastic model checking method. It modeled the traditional recommendation system framework based on popularity bias and feedback loops as a DTMC and verified the fairness properties. The experiment revealed that as the number of feedback loop rounds increased, the Matthew effect intensified and fairness significantly diminished. This paper presented a fairness-enhanced recommendation system framework (FERSF) guided by stochastic model checking. It added a dynamic fairness threshold detection process to the feedback loop of the traditional framework to monitor the fairness. Also, it made a fairness-enhanced adjustment of the feedback influence factor to mitigate the impact of popularity bias on the system. The experimental analysis shows that the fairness of FERSF is significantly improved compared to the traditional recommendation system. Compared with the methods based on utility functions for fairness improvement, FERSF fundamentally inhibits the amplification of popularity bias due to the dynamic nature of the combined feedback loop. Compared with other algorithm-specific fairness improvements, FERSF is highly compatible because it is modeled based on the recommendation system framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]