Estimating Treatment Effects under Algorithmic Interference: A Structured Neural Networks Approach
算法干扰下的治疗效应估计:结构化神经网络方法
Online user-generated content platforms allocate billions of dollars of promotional traffic through algorithms in two-sided marketplaces. To evaluate updates to these algorithms, platforms frequently rely on creator-side randomized experiments. However, because treated and control creators compete for exposure, such experiments suffer from algorithmic interference: exposure outcomes depend on competitors' treatment status. We show that commonly used difference-in-means…