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20232026
most citedMust Read: A Comprehensive Survey of Computational Persuasion

4 citations · 6 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

cs.CL2026

Characterizing Rhetorical Misalignment in Decision-Making with Language Models

Zirui Cheng, Joey Chan, Simo Du +3

Human decision-making is often shaped by a range of well-documented cognitive biases. As large language models (LLMs) become increasingly integrated into high-stakes human-AI decis…

cs.AI2026

Using Cognitive Models to Improve Language Model Simulation of Human Persuasion Games

Zirui Cheng, Zeyu Shen, Thomas L. Griffiths +1

People make decisions differently in strategic interactions. Some update beliefs like a Bayesian; others exhibit biases like motivated reasoning. Although creators of large languag…

cs.CR2025

Secure Retrieval-Augmented Generation against Poisoning Attacks

Zirui Cheng, Jikai Sun, Anjun Gao +4

Large language models (LLMs) have transformed natural language processing (NLP), enabling applications from content generation to decision support. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (…

cs.AI2025

Towards Strategic Persuasion with Language Models

Zirui Cheng, Jiaxuan You

Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated strong persuasive capabilities comparable to those of humans, offering promising benefits while raising societal concerns. However, s…

cs.CL2025★ 4 cited

Must Read: A Comprehensive Survey of Computational Persuasion

Nimet Beyza Bozdag, Shuhaib Mehri, Xiaocheng Yang +7

Persuasion is a fundamental aspect of communication, influencing decision-making across diverse contexts, from everyday conversations to high-stakes scenarios such as politics, mar…

cs.CL2024★ 1 cited

ResearchTown: Simulator of Human Research Community

Haofei Yu, Zhaochen Hong, Zirui Cheng +5

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable potential in scientific domains, yet a fundamental question remains unanswered: Can we simulate human research communities…

cs.AI2024★ 1 cited

How Far Are We From AGI: Are LLMs All We Need?

Tao Feng, Chuanyang Jin, Jingyu Liu +5

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has profoundly impacted human society, driving significant advancements in multiple sectors. AGI, distinguished by its ability to exec…

cs.CL2023

TeacherLM: Teaching to Fish Rather Than Giving the Fish, Language Modeling Likewise

Nan He, Hanyu Lai, Chenyang Zhao +12

Large Language Models (LLMs) exhibit impressive reasoning and data augmentation capabilities in various NLP tasks. However, what about small models? In this work, we propose Teache…