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We study a DeGroot-like opinion dynamics model in which agents may oppose other agents. As an underlying motivation, in our setup, agents want to adjust their opinions to match those of the agents of their 'in-group' and, in addition, they…

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Modeling coordination among generative agents in complex multi-round decision-making presents a core challenge for AI and operations management. Although behavioral experiments have revealed cognitive biases behind supply chain…

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Creating effective dialogue systems for mental health support requires high-quality multi-turn counseling dialogue data, yet collecting real counselor-client conversations presents significant challenges, including privacy concerns, high…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Huachuan Qiu , Zhenzhong Lan

We here propose a model to simulate the process of opinion formation, which accounts for the mutual affinity between interacting agents. Opinion and affinity evolve self-consistently, manifesting a highly non trivial interplay. A continuous…

Physics and Society · Physics 2009-09-29 Franco Bagnoli , Timoteo Carletti , Duccio Fanelli , Alessio Guarino , Andrea Guazzini

Recommender systems are essential components of many online platforms, yet traditional approaches still struggle with understanding complex user preferences and providing explainable recommendations. The emergence of Large Language Model…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Qiyao Peng , Hongtao Liu , Hua Huang , Qing Yang , Minglai Shao

Large Language Models (LLMs) demonstrate human-like capabilities in language understanding, reasoning, and generation, driving interest in using LLM-based agents to simulate human feedback in recommender systems. However, most existing…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Xinye Wanyan , Danula Hettiachchi , Chenglong Ma , Ziqi Xu , Jeffrey Chan

This paper introduces a Markov chain approach that allows a rigorous analysis of agent based opinion dynamics as well as other related agent based models (ABM). By viewing the ABM dynamics as a micro description of the process, we show how…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2011-08-10 Sven Banisch , Ricardo Lima , Tanya Araújo

Processes of individual attitude formation and their macroscopic consequences have become an intriguing research topic, and agent-based models of opinion formation have been proposed to understand this phenomenon. This study conducted an…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-11-30 Hirofumi Takesue

Understanding the intrinsic mechanisms of social platforms is an urgent demand to maintain social stability. The rise of large language models provides significant potential for social network simulations to capture attitude dynamics and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-12-16 Yanhui Sun , Wu Liu , Wentao Wang , Hantao Yao , Jiebo Luo , Yongdong Zhang

Social media is often criticized for amplifying toxic discourse and discouraging constructive conversations. But designing social media platforms to promote better conversations is inherently challenging. This paper asks whether simulating…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-10-11 Petter Törnberg , Diliara Valeeva , Justus Uitermark , Christopher Bail

Requirements elicitation, a critical, yet time-consuming and challenging step in product development, often fails to capture the full spectrum of user needs. This may lead to products that fall short of expectations. This paper introduces a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-04-26 Mohammadmehdi Ataei , Hyunmin Cheong , Daniele Grandi , Ye Wang , Nigel Morris , Alexander Tessier

We study the joint evolution of worldviews by proposing a model of opinion dynamics, which is inspired in notions from evolutionary ecology. Agents update their opinion on a specific issue based on their propensity to change -- asserted by…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-11-05 Hardik Rajpal , Fernando Rosas , Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen

Agent-based models are versatile tools for studying how societal opinion change, including political polarization and cultural diffusion, emerges from individual behavior. This study expands agents' psychological realism using…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2017-02-22 Peter Duggins

We present a model of opinion dynamics in which agents adjust continuous opinions as a result of random binary encounters whenever their difference in opinion is below a given threshold. High thresholds yield convergence of opinions towards…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2007-05-23 Gerard Weisbuch , Guillaume Deffuant , Frederic Amblard , Jean Pierre Nadal

While Large Language Model (LLM)-based agents can be used to create highly engaging interactive applications through prompting personality traits and contextual data, effectively assessing their personalities has proven challenging. This…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Eswari Jayakumar , Niladri Sekhar Dash , Debasmita Mukherjee

Large language models (LLMs) have transformed natural language processing, yet face challenges in specialized tasks such as simulating opinions on environmental policies. This paper introduces a novel fine-tuning approach that integrates…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Haocheng Lin

Large language models (LLMs) increasingly serve as interactive social agents, yet their ability to maintain coherent and authentic persona-level role-playing remains limited, particularly in realistic social scenarios. Existing research…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Wenlong Shi , Jianxun Lian , Mingqi Wu , Haiming Qin , Mingyang Zhou , Xing Xie , Naipeng Chao , Hao Liao

Human conflict is often attributed to threats against material conditions and symbolic values, yet it remains unclear how they interact and which dominates. Progress is limited by weak causal control, ethical constraints, and scarce…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-22 Suhaib Abdurahman , Farzan Karimi-Malekabadi , Chenxiao Yu , Nour S. Kteily , Morteza Dehghani

Axelrod model is an opinion dynamics model such that each agent on a square lattice has a finite number of possible nominal opinions on a finite number of issues that are usually called features in the field. Moreover, its dynamics between…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-05-07 X. Zou , H. F. Chau

Large language models (LLMs) have been applied across various intelligent educational tasks to assist teaching. While preliminary studies have focused on task-specific, independent LLM-empowered agents, the potential of LLMs within a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-11-28 Zheyuan Zhang , Daniel Zhang-Li , Jifan Yu , Linlu Gong , Jinchang Zhou , Zhanxin Hao , Jianxiao Jiang , Jie Cao , Huiqin Liu , Zhiyuan Liu , Lei Hou , Juanzi Li