1. Survey of Multi-task Recommendation Algorithms
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WEN Minwei, MEI Hongyan, YUAN Fengyuan, ZHANG Xiaoyu, ZHANG Xing
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recommendation system ,multi-task learning ,multi-task recommendation ,Electronic computers. Computer science ,QA75.5-76.95 - Abstract
Single-task recommendation algorithms have problems such as sparse data, cold start and unstable recommendation effect. Multi-task recommendation algorithms can jointly model multiple types of user behaviour data and additional information, to better explore the user’s interests and needs in order to improve the recommendation effect and user satisfaction, which provides a new way of thinking to solve a series of problems existing in single-task recommendation algorithms. Firstly, the development background and trend of multi-task recommendation algorithms are sorted out. Secondly, the implementation steps of the multi-task recommendation algorithm and the construction principle are introduced, and the advantages of multi-task learning with data enhancement, feature identification, feature complementation and regularization effect are elaborated. Then, the application of multi-task learning methods in recommendation algorithms with different sharing models is introduced, and the advantages and disadvantages of some classical models and the relationship between tasks are summarized. Then, the commonly used datasets and evaluation metrics for multi-task recommendation algorithms are introduced, and the differences and connections with other recommendation algorithms in terms of dataset evaluation metrics are elaborated. Finally, it is pointed out that multi-task learning has shortcomings such as negative migration, parameter optimization conflicts, poor interpretability, etc., and an outlook is given to the combination of multi-task recommendation algorithms with reinforcement learning, convex function optimization methods, and heterogeneous information networks.
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- 2024
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