LLM-Agent-based Social Simulation for Attitude Diffusion

arXiv:2604.03898v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper introduces discourse_simulator, an open-source framework that combines LLMs with agent-based modelling. It offers a new way to simulate how public attitudes toward immigration change over time in response to salient events like protests, controversies, or policy debates. Large language models (LLMs) are used to generate social media posts, interpret opinions, and model how ideas spread through social networks. Unlike traditional agent-ba