Collaborative Filtering with Preferences Inferred from Brain Signals

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Collaborative filtering is a common technique in which interaction data from a large number of users are used to recommend items to an individual that the individual may prefer but has not interacted with. Previous approaches have achieved this using a variety of behavioral signals, from dwell time and clickthrough rates to self-reported ratings. However, such signals are mere estimations of the real underlying preferences of the users. Here, we use brain-computer interfacing to infer preferences directly from the human brain. We then utilize these preferences in a collaborative filtering setting and report results from an experiment where brain inferred preferences are used in a neural collaborative filtering framework. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, that brain-computer interfacing can provide a viable alternative for behavioral and self-reported preferences in realistic recommendation scenarios. We also discuss the broader implications of our findings for personalization systems and user privacy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Web Conference 2021 - Proceedings of the World Wide Web Conference, WWW 2021
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Publication date2021
Pages602-611
ISBN (Electronic)9781450383127
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event2021 World Wide Web Conference, WWW 2021 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Duration: 19 Apr 202123 Apr 2021

Conference

Conference2021 World Wide Web Conference, WWW 2021
LandSlovenia
ByLjubljana
Periode19/04/202123/04/2021
SponsorAmazon, et al., Facebook, FINVOLUTION, Microsoft Research, Pinterest

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    Research areas

  • Brain signals, Brain-computer interface, Collaborative filtering, Eeg

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