5 papers
Wikipedia and Grokipedia: A Comparison of Human and Generative Encyclopedias
Ortal Hadad, Edoardo Loru, Jacopo Nudo +3
We present a comparative analysis of Wikipedia and Grokipedia to examine how generative mediation alters content selection, textual rewriting, narrative structure, and evaluative f…
Patterns, Models, and Challenges in Online Social Media: A Survey
Niccolò Di Marco, Anita Bonetti, Edoardo Di Martino +10
The rise of digital platforms has enabled the large scale observation of individual and collective behavior through high resolution interaction data. This development has opened ne…
Generative Exaggeration in LLM Social Agents: Consistency, Bias, and Toxicity
Jacopo Nudo, Mario Edoardo Pandolfo, Edoardo Loru +3
We investigate how Large Language Models (LLMs) behave when simulating political discourse on social media. Leveraging 21 million interactions on X during the 2024 U.S. presidentia…
The simulation of judgment in LLMs
Edoardo Loru, Jacopo Nudo, Niccolò Di Marco +6
Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly embedded in evaluative processes, from information filtering to assessing and addressing knowledge gaps through explanation and credib…
Ideology and polarization set the agenda on social media
Edoardo Loru, Alessandro Galeazzi, Anita Bonetti +6
The abundance of information on social media has reshaped public discussions, shifting attention to the mechanisms that drive online discourse. This study analyzes large-scale Twit…