no code implementations • 8 Sep 2022 • Ashlee Milton, Stevie Chancellor
In this paper, we argue that recommendation systems are in a unique position to propagate dangerous and cruel behaviors to people with mental illnesses.
no code implementations • 15 Jun 2021 • Ashlee Milton, Garrett Allen, Maria Soledad Pera
Seminal works have studied how children use mainstream search engines, as well as how to design and evaluate custom search engines explicitly for children.
no code implementations • 13 May 2021 • Amifa Raj, Ashlee Milton, Michael D. Ekstrand
In this position paper, we argue for the need to investigate if and how gender stereotypes manifest in search and recommender systems. As a starting point, we particularly focus on how these systems may propagate and reinforce gender stereotypes through their results in learning environments, a context where teachers and children in their formative stage regularly interact with these systems.
no code implementations • 21 May 2020 • Ashlee Milton, Maria Soledad Pera
Evaluation of information retrieval systems (IRS) is a prominent topic among information retrieval researchers--mainly directed at a general population.