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We propose a thermodynamic multi-state spin model in order to describe equilibrial behavior of a society. Our model is inspired by the Axelrod model used in social network studies. In the framework of the statistical mechanics language, we…

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Collective human movement is a hallmark of complex systems, exhibiting emergent order across diverse settings, from pedestrian flows to biological collectives. In high-speed scenarios, alignment interactions ensure efficient flow and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-06-03 Debasish Sarker , Yi Zhang , Lynn K. Perry , Daniel S. Messinger , Chaoming Song

Social media platforms mediate how billions form opinions and engage with public discourse. As autonomous AI agents increasingly participate in these spaces, understanding their behavioral fidelity becomes critical for platform governance…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-23 Ljubisa Bojic , Alexander Felfernig , Bojana Dinic , Velibor Ilic , Achim Rettinger , Vera Mevorah , Damian Trilling

Detecting biases in the outputs produced by generative models is essential to reduce the potential risks associated with their application in critical settings. However, the majority of existing methodologies for identifying biases in…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-02-04 Erica Coppolillo , Giuseppe Manco , Luca Maria Aiello

Deploying large language model (LLM) agents in shared environments introduces a fundamental tension between individual alignment and collective stability: locally rational decisions can impose negative externalities that degrade…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Furkan Mumcu , Yasin Yilmaz

As AI agents increasingly operate in multi-agent environments, understanding their collective behavior becomes critical for predicting the dynamics of artificial societies. This study examines conformity, the tendency to align with group…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-12 Alessandro Bellina , Giordano De Marzo , David Garcia

As large language model (LLM) agents become more prevalent in real world social settings, social intelligence will play an increasingly critical role. But social intelligence is still a poorly defined construct, for humans and artificial…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-04-13 David Shoresh , Sarit Kraus , Yonatan Loewenstein

Bias in large language models (LLMs) remains a persistent challenge, manifesting in stereotyping and unfair treatment across social groups. While prior research has primarily focused on individual models, the rise of multi-agent systems…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Thi-Nhung Nguyen , Linhao Luo , Thuy-Trang Vu , Dinh Phung

This search introduces the Multimodal Socialized Learning Framework (M-S2L), designed to foster emergent social intelligence in AI agents by integrating Multimodal Large Language Models (M-LLMs) with social learning mechanisms. The…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Sureyya Akin , Shruti T. Tiwari , Ram Bhattacharya , Sagar A. Raman , Kiran Mohanty , Sita Krishnan

Alignment of Large Language models (LLMs) is crucial for safe and trustworthy deployment in applications. Reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) has emerged as an effective technique to align LLMs to human preferences and broader…

While a multi-agent approach based on large language models (LLMs) represents a promising strategy to surpass the capabilities of single models, its success is critically dependent on synergistic team composition. However, forming optimal…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Kotaro Furuya , Yuichi Kitagawa

Can large language model (LLM) agents reproduce the complex social dynamics that characterize human online behavior -- shaped by homophily, reciprocity, and social validation -- and what memory and learning mechanisms enable such dynamics…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-23 Philipp J. Schneider , Lin Tian , Marian-Andrei Rizoiu

Existing work on the alignment problem has focused mainly on (1) qualitative descriptions of the alignment problem; (2) attempting to align AI actions with human interests by focusing on value specification and learning; and/or (3) focusing…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Aidan Kierans , Avijit Ghosh , Hananel Hazan , Shiri Dori-Hacohen

This paper introduces a novel approach to creating adaptive language agents by integrating active inference with large language models (LLMs). While LLMs demonstrate remarkable capabilities, their reliance on static prompts limits…

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This paper presents a position-based flocking model for interacting agents, balancing cohesion-separation and alignment to achieve stable collective motion. The model modifies a position-velocity-based approach by approximating velocity…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-08-08 Hossein B. Jond

Mixed incentives among a population with multiagent teams has been shown to have advantages over a fully cooperative system; however, discovering the best mixture of incentives or team structure is a difficult and dynamic problem. We…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-04-18 David Radke , Kyle Tilbury

Large language model (LLM)-based multi-agent systems enable expressive agent reasoning but are expensive to scale and poorly calibrated for timestep-aligned state-transition simulation, while classical agent-based models (ABMs) offer…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Kavana Venkatesh , Yinhan He , Jundong Li , Jiaming Cui

Behavioral evaluation is the dominant paradigm for assessing alignment in large language models (LLMs). In current practice, observed compliance under finite evaluation protocols is treated as evidence of latent alignment. However, the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Igor Santos-Grueiro

Organisations are starting to adopt LLM-based AI agents, with their deployments naturally evolving from single agents towards interconnected, multi-agent networks. Yet a collection of safe agents does not guarantee a safe collection of…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Alistair Reid , Simon O'Callaghan , Liam Carroll , Tiberio Caetano

Social alignment in AI systems aims to ensure that these models behave according to established societal values. However, unlike humans, who derive consensus on value judgments through social interaction, current language models (LMs) are…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-10-31 Ruibo Liu , Ruixin Yang , Chenyan Jia , Ge Zhang , Denny Zhou , Andrew M. Dai , Diyi Yang , Soroush Vosoughi