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Behavioural Embeddings
Extracting insight about the social structure of online platforms.
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Human-AI Interaction
Applying deep learning to chess: a model system for better human-AI interaction.
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Publications
Community embeddings reveal large-scale cultural organization of online platforms
BibTeX
@article{waller2020community,
title={Community embeddings reveal large-scale cultural organization of online platforms},
author={Waller, Isaac and Anderson, Ashton},
eprint={2010.00590},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
year={2020}
}
Learning Personalized Models of Human Behavior in Chess
BibTeX
@article{mcilroy2020learning,
title={Learning Personalized Models of Human Behavior in Chess},
author={McIlroy-Young, Reid and Wang, Russell and Sen, Siddhartha and Kleinberg, Jon and Anderson, Ashton},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.10086},
year={2020}
}
The Complementary Nature of Perceived and Actual Time Spent Online in Measuring Digital Well-Being
BibTeX
@article{mokcomplementary,
title={The Complementary Nature of Perceived and Actual Time Spent Online in Measuring Digital Well-being},
author={Mok, Lillio and Anderson, Ashton},
journal={Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction},
number={CSCW},
year={2020}
}
Aligning Superhuman AI with Human Behavior: Chess as a Model System
BibTeX
@article{mcilroyyoung2020maia,
title={Aligning Superhuman AI with Human Behavior: Chess as a Model System},
author={McIlroy-Young, Reid and Sen, Siddhartha and Kleinberg, Jon and Anderson, Ashton},
year={2020},
eprint={2006.01855},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
primaryClass={cs.AI}
}
Algorithmic Effects on the Diversity of Consumption on Spotify
BibTeX
@inproceedings{anderson2020algorithmic,
title={Algorithmic effects on the diversity of consumption on spotify},
author={Anderson, Ashton and Maystre, Lucas and Anderson, Ian and Mehrotra, Rishabh and Lalmas, Mounia},
booktitle={Proceedings of The Web Conference 2020},
pages={2155--2165},
year={2020}
}
Generalists and Specialists: Using Community Embeddings to Quantify Activity Diversity in Online Platforms
BibTeX
@inproceedings{waller2019generalists,
title={Generalists and specialists: Using community embeddings to quantify activity diversity in online platforms},
author={Waller, Isaac and Anderson, Ashton},
booktitle={The World Wide Web Conference},
pages={1954--1964},
year={2019}
}
Understanding the Origins of Bias in Word Embeddings
BibTeX
@inproceedings{brunet2019understanding,
title={Understanding the origins of bias in word embeddings},
author={Brunet, Marc-Etienne and Alkalay-Houlihan, Colleen and Anderson, Ashton and Zemel, Richard},
booktitle={International Conference on Machine Learning},
pages={803--811},
year={2019}
}
Causal Effects of Brevity on Style and Success in Social Media
BibTeX
@article{gligoric2019causal,
title={Causal effects of brevity on style and success in social media},
author={Gligori{\'c}, Kristina and Anderson, Ashton and West, Robert},
journal={Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction},
volume={3},
number={CSCW},
pages={1--23},
year={2019},
publisher={ACM New York, NY, USA}
}
From “Welcome New Gabbers” to the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting: The Evolution of Gab
BibTeX
@inproceedings{mcilroy2019welcome,
title={From “Welcome New Gabbers” to the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting: The Evolution of Gab},
author={McIlroy-Young, Reid and Anderson, Ashton},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media},
volume={13},
pages={651--654},
year={2019}
}
How Constraints Affect Content: The Case of Twitter's Switch from 140 to 280 Characters
BibTeX
@article{gligoric2018constraints,
title={How constraints affect content: The case of Twitter's switch from 140 to 280 characters},
author={Gligori{\'c}, Kristina and Anderson, Ashton and West, Robert},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.02318},
year={2018}
}
Personal bests as reference points
BibTeX
@article{anderson2018personal,
title={Personal bests as reference points},
author={Anderson, Ashton and Green, Etan A},
journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
volume={115},
number={8},
pages={1772--1776},
year={2018},
publisher={National Acad Sciences}
}