5 papers
Strategic Exploitation in LLM Agent Markets: A Simulation Framework for E-Commerce Trust
Shijun Lei, Quang Nguyen, Swapneel S Mehta +7
Agent-based modeling (ABM) has long been used in economics to study human behavior, and large language model (LLM) agents now enable new forms of social and economic simulation. Wh…
Bridging Nodes and Narrative Flows: Identifying Intervention Targets for Disinformation on Telegram
Devang Shah, Hriday Ranka, Lynnette Hui Xian NG +1
In recent years, mass-broadcast messaging platforms like Telegram have gained prominence for both, serving as a harbor for private communication and enabling large-scale disinforma…
Examining the Implications of Deepfakes for Election Integrity
Hriday Ranka, Mokshit Surana, Neel Kothari +7
It is becoming cheaper to launch disinformation operations at scale using AI-generated content, in particular 'deepfake' technology. We have observed instances of deepfakes in poli…
How Decentralization Affects User Agency on Social Platforms
Aditya Surve, Aneesh Shamraj, Swapneel Mehta
Mainstream social media platforms function as "walled garden" ecosystems that restrict user agency, control, and data portability. They have demonstrated a lack of transparency tha…
Can Social Media Platforms Transcend Political Labels? An Analysis of Neutral Conservations on Truth Social
Chaitya Shah, Ritesh Konka, Gautam Malpani +2
There is a prevailing perception that content on a social media platform generally have the same political leaning. These platforms are often viewed as ideologically congruent enti…