arXiv cs.AI· Thomas Grisold, Johannes Schneider·· 14 小时前AI 评分31
研究：GenAI 如何像“看不见的手”塑造群体意见动态
GenAI as an 'Invisible Hand' in Opinion Dynamics: Evidence from a Group-Level Simulation Study
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一项模拟研究用 50,000 场群体讨论、50 个争议性陈述和三个 LLM，考察 GenAI 对集体意见动态的影响。结果显示，当模型采取非中立立场（赞同或反对用户）时，针对用户画像的个性化会增强 LLM 的影响力；而中立 LLM 在同质化群体中影响更强。研究据此提出一组假设，说明 AI 特性与群体结构如何共同塑造集体意见形成。
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Abstract:Recent arguments suggest that genAI can act as an invisible hand that gradually shapes social structures, such as collective beliefs and norms. The argument is that if millions of people repeatedly consult genAI tools, their generated outcomes quietly shape what becomes acceptable, reasonable or conventional. We study this in the context of collective opinion dynamics, i.e., how groups form opinions around controversial dynamics. We present the findings of a simulation including 50,000 group discussions across 50 controversial statements, three LLMs, and different social configurations. We vary two characteristics of LLM interaction-agreeableness and personalization-and compare the influence of genAI in homogeneous and heterogeneous groups. Our findings indicate that profile-specific personalization increases LLM influence when models adopt a non-neutral stance, i.e., when they agree or disagree with the user. Furthermore, we find that neutral LLMs have a stronger effect in homogeneous groups. Based on our simulation, we generate a set of hypotheses to specify how, why and when AI-related features and social configurations jointly shape collective opinion making.
| Subjects: | Social and Information Networks (cs.SI); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2610.37689 [cs.SI] |
| (or arXiv:2610.37689v1 [cs.SI] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2610.37689 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite |
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From: Johannes Schneider [view email]
[v1]
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来源：arXiv cs.AI · arxiv.org