papersSEP 12 04:00 UTC
arXiv paper proposes collective-centric evaluation of preference inference for participatory democracy
A new arXiv preprint argues that evaluation of preference inference methods for online deliberation platforms should focus on collective outcomes rather than individual accuracy. It examines platforms like Polis and Remesh, which host deliberation among thousands of participants, and notes that at such scale people cannot read every submitted opinion. The work proposes a collective-centric evaluation framework for these systems.