ICWSM 2026: Program

Large language models interact with users through a simulated 'Assistant' persona. While the Assistant is typically trained to be helpful, harmless, and honest, it sometimes deviates from these ideals...

A potential concern when simulating populations of large language models (LLMs) is data contamination, i.e. the possibility that training data may shape outcomes in unintended ways. While this concern...

How does social network structure amplify or stifle behavior diffusion? Existing theory suggests that when social reinforcement makes the adoption ...

Game-theoretic modeling shows that media competition over public opinion incentivizes news sources to spread more misinformation.

Amid ongoing policy and managerial debates on keeping humans in the loop of AI decision-making, we investigate whether human involvement in AI-based service production benefits downstream consumers. P...

The rapid spread of information and rumors through social media platforms, especially in group settings, motivates the need for more sophisticated models of rumor propagation. Traditional pairwise mod...

The use of Wikipedia citations in scholarly research has been the topic of much inquiry over the past decade, however little is known regarding perceived Researchers trustworthiness of Wikipedia citat...

Despite the growing importance of teams in producing innovative and high-impact science and technology, it remains unclear how expertise diversity among team members relates to the originality and imp...

Understand how manipulative propaganda and new technologies can be used to influence our world

Inverse Complexity Lab

Abstract. This paper scrutinizes the unintended consequences of employing large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT for editing user-generated content (UGC

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Erkan Basar, Xin Sun, Iris Hendrickx, Jan de Wit, Tibor Bosse, Gert-Jan De Bruijn, Jos A. Bosch, Emiel Krahmer. Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Computational Linguistics. 2025.

Sample-based music—characterized by the adoption of extant audio fragments (sampling) in its creation process—plays an essential role in contemporary popular music, fostering inter-generational connec...

Blockchain-based systems are frequently governed through tokens that grant their holders voting rights over core protocol functions and funds. The centralisation occurring in Decentralised Finance (De...

Reflective listening is a fundamental communication skill in behavioral health counseling. It enables counselors to demonstrate an understanding of and empathy for clients’ experiences and concerns. T...

Exercising regularly is widely recognized as a cornerstone of health, yet the challenge of sustaining consistent exercise habits persists. Understanding the factors that influence the formation of the...

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The structure and dynamics of many social systems where human interactions involve communities can be described by higher-order networks. The authors propose a hypergraph-based model that describes ho...

Success is being increasingly studied as a collective phenomenon. Here the authors review how this perspective has deepened our understanding of success, uncovering regularities and predictive signals...

Understanding the impact of digital platforms on user behavior presents foundational challenges, including issues related to polarization, misinfor...

Scientific Reports - How article category in Wikipedia determines the heterogeneity of its editors

Abstract In many animals, the winners of a fight are more likely to win subsequent contests, while the losers tend to lose their following fights. Such winner and loser effects can have a large influe...

For more than a week Judische, the hacker linked to the AT&T, Ticketmaster and other breaches, has not been responding to messages. That's because he's been arrested.

Scientific Reports - Elites, communities and the limited benefits of mentorship in electronic music

Information Operations (IOs) pose a significant threat to the integrity of democratic processes, with the potential to influence election-related online discourse. In anticipation of the 2024 U.S....

Abstract. Culture fundamentally shapes people’s reasoning, behavior, and communication. As people increasingly use generative artificial intelligence (AI)

Abstract In many animals, the winners of a fight are more likely to win subsequent contests, while the losers tend to lose their following fights. Such winner and loser effects can have a large influe...

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The metaverse promises a shift in the way humans interact with each other, and with their digital and physical environments. The lack of geographical boundaries and travel costs in the metaverse...