arXiv AI By Kangning Zhang, Yingjie Qin, Weinan Zhang, Yong Yu, Jianghao Lin

DiffCold: A Diffusion-based Generative Model for Cold-Start Item Recommendation

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arXiv:2606. 12245v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Cold-start item recommendation remains a persistent challenge in real-world systems due to the absence of interaction histories.

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