arXiv cs.AIPaper
Quantifying the Engagement Trap: Impact of Short-form Video Recommender Systems on Users with ADHD
Short-form video platforms optimize for engagement indiscriminately, and this quantifies the harm for a specific population. The finding is real and important for UX ethics, but actionable recommendations in the excerpt are vague. For builders or platforms, the next step is testing the proof-of-concept interventions. This is closer to social science than AI research, so scope accordingly.