Sebastian Zhao

Researcher at Cornell Tech working on algorithmic systems and their societal impacts, particularly in the context of content ranking and user preferences.

Sources in this wiki

• Engagement, User Satisfaction, and the Amplification of Divisive Content on Social Media

Notes

Co-author on a pre-registered field experiment demonstrating how engagement-based ranking algorithms amplify divisive content and how alternative ranking schemes based on explicit user preferences can reduce negative effects while maintaining engagement.