Advancements in Recommender Systems with Large Language Models

The field of recommender systems is witnessing a significant shift with the integration of large language models (LLMs). Recent developments indicate a strong focus on leveraging LLMs to improve the accuracy and personalization of recommendations. Researchers are exploring various approaches, including the use of LLMs as embedding models, retrieval-augmented generation, and multi-agent systems. These innovative methods aim to capture complex user preferences, encode semantic relationships between items, and provide more effective and efficient recommendation pipelines. Notable papers in this area demonstrate substantial improvements in recommendation quality, outperforming traditional baselines and showcasing the potential of LLMs in transforming the field. Noteworthy papers include LLM2Rec, which proposes a novel embedding model that integrates LLMs with collaborative filtering awareness, and ARAG, which introduces an agentic retrieval-augmented generation framework for personalized recommendation. CAL-RAG and VRAgent-R1 also present promising approaches, utilizing multimodal retrieval and reinforcement learning to enhance recommendation performance.

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LLM2Rec: Large Language Models Are Powerful Embedding Models for Sequential Recommendation

ARAG: Agentic Retrieval Augmented Generation for Personalized Recommendation

CAL-RAG: Retrieval-Augmented Multi-Agent Generation for Content-Aware Layout Design

Interact2Vec -- An efficient neural network-based model for simultaneously learning users and items embeddings in recommender systems

Thought-Augmented Planning for LLM-Powered Interactive Recommender Agent

Act-With-Think: Chunk Auto-Regressive Modeling for Generative Recommendation

Rethinking Group Recommender Systems in the Era of Generative AI: From One-Shot Recommendations to Agentic Group Decision Support

Enhanced Influence-aware Group Recommendation for Online Media Propagation

The Future is Agentic: Definitions, Perspectives, and Open Challenges of Multi-Agent Recommender Systems

VRAgent-R1: Boosting Video Recommendation with MLLM-based Agents via Reinforcement Learning

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