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Algorithmically generated recommendations power and shape the bulk of music consumption on music streaming platforms. The ability to shift consumption towards less popular content and towards content different from user’s typical historic tastes not only affords the platform ways of handling issues

Shifting Consumption towards Diverse content via Reinforcement Learning | Spotify Research Shifting Consumption towards Diverse content via Reinforcement Learning Algorithmically generated recommendations power and shape the bulk of music consumption on music streaming platforms. The ability to shift consumption towards less popular content and towards content different from user’s typical historic tastes not only affords the platform ways of handling issues such as filter bubbles and popularity bias, but also contributes to maintaining a healthy and sustainable consumption patterns necessary

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