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Social Simulations: from Agent-Based Modeling to Digital Twins
Erica Cau, Andrea Failla, Valentina Pansanella +1
The chapter reviews the progression of social simulation from classical agent‑based models with explicit behavioral rules, through AI‑enhanced simulations using large language mode…
Joint Effects of Recommender Systems and Network Structure on the Visibility of Content and Creators
Virginia Morini, Valentina Pansanella, Luca Pappalardo +2
Social media algorithms allocate users' visibility by ranking content within their social networks. Yet, how recommendation logic and network structure jointly shape visibility acr…
Quantifying opinion homophily in online social networks: A bounded confidence perspective
Yangyang Luan, Camilla Ancona, Carmela Bernardo +6
The concept of homophily is pervasive in online social media. While many empirical studies have relied on external sociodemographic traits to investigate it, significantly less is…
Navigating the Lobbying Landscape: Insights from Opinion Dynamics Models
Daniele Giachini, Leonardo Ciambezi, Verdiana Del Rosso +4
While lobbying has been demonstrated to have an important effect on public opinion and policy making, existing models of opinion formation do not specifically include its effect. I…
A survey on the impacts of recommender systems on users, items, and human-AI ecosystems
Luca Pappalardo, Salvatore Citraro, Giuliano Cornacchia +12
Recommendation systems and assistants (in short, recommenders) influence through online platforms most actions of our daily lives, suggesting items or providing solutions based on…
Language-Driven Opinion Dynamics in Agent-Based Simulations with LLMs
Erica Cau, Valentina Pansanella, Dino Pedreschi +1
Understanding how opinions evolve is crucial for addressing issues such as polarization, radicalization, and consensus in social systems. While much research has focused on identif…