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This paper introduces discourse_simulator, an open-source framework that combines LLMs with agent-based modelling. It offers a new way to simulate how public attitudes toward immigration change over time in response to salient events like…

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Contemporary approaches to agent-based modeling (ABM) of social systems have traditionally emphasized rule-based behaviors, limiting their ability to capture nuanced dynamics by moving beyond predefined rules and leveraging contextual…

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Extreme heat events are increasing in frequency and intensity under climate change, but the socio-behavioral mechanisms that shape community resilience remain insufficiently understood. This study uses a Large Language Model-enhanced…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2026-05-18 Yuanhao Liu , Yuanfei Liu , Tian Lu , Hengyang Zhang , Zuowei Wang , Ying Dai

Leveraging advanced reasoning capabilities and extensive world knowledge of large language models (LLMs) to construct generative agents for solving complex real-world problems is a major trend. However, LLMs inherently lack embodiment as…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Ye Jin , Ruoxuan Yang , Zhijie Yi , Xiaoxi Shen , Huiling Peng , Xiaoan Liu , Jingli Qin , Jiayang Li , Jintao Xie , Peizhong Gao , Guyue Zhou , Jiangtao Gong

In recent years, the proliferation of disinformation has become an issue against the backdrop of the spread of social media. In this study, we focus on socialbots, one of the causes of this problem, and analyze several domestic cases to…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-03-05 Shuhei Ippa , Masaki Hashimoto

Many in-silico simulations of human survey responses with large language models (LLMs) focus on generating closed-ended survey responses, whereas LLMs are typically trained to generate open-ended text instead. Previous research has used a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-27 Georg Ahnert , Anna-Carolina Haensch , Barbara Plank , Markus Strohmaier

Accurately predicting the popularity of user-generated content (UGC) is essential for advancing social media analytics and recommendation systems. Existing approaches typically follow an inductive paradigm, where researchers train static…

Multimedia · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Yijun Liu , Wu Liu , Xiaoyan Gu , Allen He , Weiping Wang , Yongdong Zhang

Recent years saw an increased interest in modeling and understanding the mechanisms of opinion and innovation spread through human networks. Using analysis of real-world social data, researchers are able to gain a better understanding of…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2016-03-29 Ajay Saini , Natasha Markuzon

The increasing capability of Large Language Models to act as human-like social agents raises two important questions in the area of opinion dynamics. First, whether these agents can generate effective arguments that could be injected into…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-12-27 Simon Martin Breum , Daniel Vædele Egdal , Victor Gram Mortensen , Anders Giovanni Møller , Luca Maria Aiello

The rise of social media has fundamentally transformed how people engage in public discourse and form opinions. While these platforms offer unprecedented opportunities for democratic engagement, they have been implicated in increasing…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-06-23 Tim Donkers , Jürgen Ziegler

The emergence of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has created new opportunities for economic text analysis. This study proposes a Wage Sentiment Index (WSI) constructed with Large Language Models (LLMs) to forecast wage dynamics in…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-11-17 Taihei Sone

Large language models (LLMs) offer unprecedented opportunities for analyzing social phenomena at scale. This paper demonstrates the value of LLMs in psychological measurement by (1) compiling the first large-scale dataset of election rumors…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-09 Etienne Casanova , R. Michael Alvarez

The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has significantly advanced the simulation of believable interactive agents. However, the substantial cost on maintaining the prolonged agent interactions poses challenge over the deployment of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-08-29 Yangbin Yu , Qin Zhang , Junyou Li , Qiang Fu , Deheng Ye

Large Language Models (LLMs) have become a popular interface for human-AI interaction, supporting information seeking and task assistance through natural, multi-turn dialogue. To respond to users within multi-turn dialogues, the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Fengran Mo , Yifan Gao , Sha Li , Hansi Zeng , Xin Liu , Zhaoxuan Tan , Xian Li , Jianshu Chen , Dakuo Wang , Meng Jiang

This report analyzes the potential for large language models (LLMs) to expedite accurate replication and generalization of published research about message effects in marketing. LLM-powered participants (personas) were tested by replicating…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-04-28 Leo Yeykelis , Kaavya Pichai , James J. Cummings , Byron Reeves

Information technology has profoundly altered the way humans interact with information. The vast amount of content created, shared, and disseminated online has made it increasingly difficult to access relevant information. Over the past two…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-04-14 Yu Zhang , Shutong Qiao , Jiaqi Zhang , Tzu-Heng Lin , Chen Gao , Yong Li

Barring swarm robotics, a substantial share of current machine-human and machine-machine learning and interaction mechanisms are being developed and fed by results of agent-based computer simulations, game-theoretic models, or robotic…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2012-08-24 Michał B. Paradowski , Łukasz Jonak

The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has enabled a new paradigm of social network simulation, where AI agents can interact with human-like autonomy. Recent research has explored collective behavioral patterns and structural…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Yiming Zhu , Yupeng He , Ehsan-Ul Haq , Gareth Tyson , Pan Hui

Business interview preparation demands both solid theoretical grounding and refined soft skills, yet conventional classroom methods rarely deliver the individualized, culturally aware practice employers currently expect. This paper…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-08-19 Truong Thanh Hung Nguyen , Tran Diem Quynh Nguyen , Hoang Loc Cao , Thi Cam Thanh Tran , Thi Cam Mai Truong , Hung Cao

People's transportation choices reflect complex trade-offs shaped by personal preferences, social norms, and technology acceptance. Predicting such behavior at scale is a critical challenge with major implications for urban planning and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-01-28 Simon Lämmer , Mark Colley , Patrick Ebel