arXiv Machine Learning By Ahmed Sayeed Faruk, Elena Zheleva

Contextual Bandits for Maximizing Stimulated Word-of-Mouth Rewards

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arXiv:2606. 15146v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Stimulated word-of-mouth is a strategy that promotes information sharing through prompts or incentives.

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