arXiv:2606. 26369v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Scoring functions are used to represent the relevance of individual documents.
By Shubham Singh, Ian A. Kash, Mesrob I. Ohannessian
arXiv:2603. 08924v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: AI-powered answer engines are inherently non-deterministic: identical queries submitted at different times can produce different responses and cite different sources.
By Ronald Sielinski
arXiv:2608. 11390v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Generative engines are reshaping the web ecosystem by making citations a key mechanism for allocating attention, attribution, and downstream value.
By Chen Xu, Zitian Guo, Chenyan Xiong
arXiv:2606. 15146v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Stimulated word-of-mouth is a strategy that promotes information sharing through prompts or incentives.
By Ahmed Sayeed Faruk, Elena Zheleva
arXiv:2508. 11847v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We propose a method for evaluating the robustness of widely used LLM ranking systems -- variants of a Bradley--Terry model -- to dropping a worst-case very small fraction of preference data.
By Jenny Y. Huang, Yunyi Shen, Dennis Wei, Tamara Broderick
arXiv:2607. 14418v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Ad-load design is a central supply-side decision in sponsored search: more sponsored slots can raise revenue, but may crowd out organic results and degrade user outcomes.
By Mohammad Rashid, Hema Yoganarasimhan