3 papers
cs.CL2026
The Illusion of Intervention: Your LLM-Simulated Experiment is an Observational Study
Victoria Lin, Taedong Yun, Maja MatariÄ +3
Large language models (LLMs) show potential as simulators of human behavior, offering a scalable way to study responses to interventions. However, because LLMs are trained largely…
cs.AI2025
A Case for Leveraging Generative AI to Expand and Enhance Training in the Provision of Mental Health Services
Hannah R. Lawrence, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Samuel Dorison +2
Generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) is transforming healthcare. With this evolution comes optimism regarding the impact it will have on mental health, as well as con…
cs.LG2025
Sleepless Nights, Sugary Days: Creating Synthetic Users with Health Conditions for Realistic Coaching Agent Interactions
Taedong Yun, Eric Yang, Mustafa Safdari +13
We present an end-to-end framework for generating synthetic users for evaluating interactive agents designed to encourage positive behavior changes, such as in health and lifestyle…