6 papers
Characterizing LLM-driven Social Network: The Chirper.ai Case
Yiming Zhu, Yupeng He, Ehsan-Ul Haq +2
The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has enabled a new paradigm of social network simulation, where AI agents can interact with human-like autonomy. Recent research has ex…
A Comparative Analysis of Social Network Topology in Reddit and Moltbook
Yiming Zhu, Gareth Tyson, Pan Hui
Recent advances in agent-mediated systems have enabled a new paradigm of social network simulation, where AI agents interact with human-like autonomy. This evolution has fostered t…
The Invisible Hand: Characterizing Generative AI Adoption and its Effects on An Online Freelancing Market
Yiming Zhu, Gareth Tyson, Pan Hui
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, freelancing platforms have experienced significant growth in both worker registrations and job postings. However, the rise of generative AI (GenAI) tec…
Understanding the Complexities of Responsibly Sharing NSFW Content Online
Shalini Jangra, Zaid Almahmoud, Suparna De +3
Reddit is in the minority of mainstream social platforms that permit posting content that may be considered to be at the edge of what is permissible, including so-called Not Safe F…
Beyond Single-Tokenomics: How Farcaster's Pluralistic Incentives Reshape Social Networking
Wen Yang, Qiming Ye, Onur Ascigil +4
This paper presents the first empirical analysis of how diverse token-based reward mechanisms impact platform dynamics and user behaviors. For this, we gather a unique, large-scale…
Unpacking the Layers: Exploring Self-Disclosure Norms, Engagement Dynamics, and Privacy Implications
Ehsan-Ul Haq, Shalini Jangra, Suparna De +2
This paper characterizes the self-disclosure behavior of Reddit users across 11 different types of self-disclosure. We find that at least half of the users share some type of discl…