Multiversal Simulacra: Understanding Hypotheticals and Possible Worlds Through Simulation

⸘2021‽
2021

Michael D. Ekstrand. 2021. Multiversal Simulacra: Understanding Hypotheticals and Possible Worlds Through Simulation. DOI 10.48550/arXiv.2110.00811. arXiv:2110.00811. Cited 1 time. Cited 1 time.

Abstract

Recommender systems research is concerned with many aspects of recommender system behavior and effects than simply its effectiveness, and simulation can be a powerful tool for uncovering these effects. In this brief position paper, I identify specific types of research that simulation is uniquely well-suited to address along with a hierarchy of simulation types.

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