arXiv Machine Learning By Andy Wang, Charlton Shih, William Chang

DCM Bandits: Multiplayer Information Asymmetric Cascading Bandits for Multiple Clicks

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arXiv:2608. 11873v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In this work, we extend the Dependent Click Model (DCM) Bandits to a multiplayer information-asymmetric setting, where multiple agents interact with a shared ranked list and may observe multiple clicks per session, introducing new challenges for selection strategies.

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