This position paper summarizes our published review on individual and multistakeholder fairness in Tourism Recommender Systems (TRS). Recently, there has been growing attention to fairness considerations in recommender systems (RS). It has been acknowledged in research that fairness in RS is often closely tied to the presence of multiple stakeholders, such as end users, item providers, and platforms, as it raises concerns for the fair treatment of all parties involved. Hence, fairness in RS is a multi-faceted concept that requires consideration of the perspectives and needs of the different stakeholders to ensure fair outcomes for them. However, there may often be instances where achieving the goals of one stakeholder could conflict with those of another, resulting in trade-offs. In this paper, we emphasized addressing the unique challenges of ensuring fairness in RS within the tourism domain. We aimed to discuss potential strategies for mitigating the aforementioned challenges and examine the applicability of solutions from other domains to tackle fairness issues in tourism. By exploring cross-domain approaches and strategies for incorporating S-Fairness, we can uncover valuable insights and determine how these solutions can be adapted and implemented effectively in the context of tourism to enhance fairness in RS.
翻译:本立场论文总结了我们已发表的关于旅游推荐系统(TRS)中个体与多利益相关者公平性的综述。近年来,推荐系统(RS)中的公平性考量日益受到关注。研究表明,推荐系统的公平性常与多利益相关者(如终端用户、商品提供方和平台)的参与密切相关,因为这引发了涉及所有参与方公平对待的问题。因此,推荐系统的公平性是一个多维度概念,需要从不同利益相关者的视角和需求出发,确保其获得公平的结果。然而,实现某一利益相关者的目标可能与其他利益相关者的目标相冲突,从而导致权衡取舍。本文重点探讨了在旅游领域确保推荐系统公平性所面临的独特挑战,讨论了缓解上述挑战的潜在策略,并检验了其他领域解决方案在旅游公平性问题中的适用性。通过探索跨领域方法和融入S-Fairness(系统公平性)的策略,我们可以挖掘有价值的研究启示,并确定这些解决方案如何在旅游情境中有效适配与实施,从而增强推荐系统的公平性。