LLMs will transform e-commerce in ways that consumer protection is unprepared for!
Our new preprint finds that conversational AI can strongly steer consumer choices: sponsored product selection nearly tripled relative to traditional placement (N=2012).
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2604.04263
LLMs are reshaping how we process information, now even processing videos for us. In a study with 900+ participants, we found AI boosts efficiency and accuracy, but also drives overreliance.
So the real question: how much of our access to information are we willing to outsource to LLMs?
A two barplots side by side.The left plot shows accuracy of information retrieval (y-axis, ranging from 0 to 100%) across three conditions (No AI, AI, and AI providing wrong answers). The right plot shows self-reported confidence in the answer correctness (y-axis, ranging from 0 to 5) across the same three conditions. Across the two plots, each condition contains two bars: one for users who watched the relevant segment of the video containing the answer to a question, and one for users who did NOT watch the segment. The plot conveys the following messages. 1) In the "No AI" condition, people who did not watch the video provide far less accurate responses. 2) In the "AI" condition, accuracy is high regardless of whether people watched the video or not. 3) in the "AI providing wrong answer" condition, accuracy drops to the minimum values for people who did not check the video. 4) Self-reported confidence in the answers is always high across all conditions, with just a tiny difference between the watched vs. non-watched scenarios
AI can now answer questions about video content, transforming how people consume information on the Web. An experiment with 900+ participants found that AI improves speed and accuracy of retrieval BUT, users become overreliant on AI answers, accepting wrong answers without any loss of confidence.
๐Introducing ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐: A reporting checklist for using LLMs in behavioral & social science
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GUIDE-LLM is a reporting checklist designed by 80+ experts to improve transparency, reproducibility & ethical accountability of LLM-based research
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We've extended the #CySoc2026 deadline to March 25 to give authors a few additional days to prepare their submissions! Please consider submitting your work and sharing this information!
More information: cy-soc.github.io/2026/
Submission portal: easychair.org/conferences?...
A few extra days for CySoc submissions!
I'm organizing a Research with AI Agents Workshop Series, inviting colleagues and friends who have been actively exploring the application of AI agents to share how they're using them in their work and research. The first talk will feature Dr. Yanbo Zhang. See abstract and bio below.
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Website: cy-soc.github.io/2026/
Submission site: easychair.org/conferences?...
Only two days left to apply!
๐ฃCFP: 7th edition International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats (CySoc)
We welcome papers that examine a diverse range of issues related to online harmful communications.
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Submission: March 22nd, 2026
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Notification: April 8th, 2026
๐ Details: cy-soc.github.io/2026/
Due to the high number of applicants we extended the deadline by one week to **March 8th**.
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We are looking forward to your amazing submissions to the CySoc workshop at ICWSM 2026!
Learn more here: cy-soc.github.io/2026/
Note: the previously circulated submission deadline has been shifted.
โJust a bit less than 4 weeks left for the Adamic-Glance Award's nominations!
If you are or you know an early-career researcher who has made innovative and impactful contributions to social computing and computational social science, please consider this great opportunity โญ๏ธ
CySoc 2026 is back! Check out the CfP below.
We are also looking for PC members. Pin me if you are interested in joining!
Final call for applications - deadline on February 28th!
We've alllllmost gotten all the Jan26 ARR reviews in, but I'm still trying to track down new emergency reviewers for papers on the following topics:
1) agents
2) jailbreaking
3) coding
4) RL
5) reasoning
6) LLM for finance
7) AMR
8) alignment
If you can review any (in next 24-48h) please DM me ๐๐๐
thats what i thought
unclear (maybe too lazy): did they enforce the treatment somehow or just asked them to use only one of the two feeds?
Seems to be a common situation for ACs this round, but I'm also looking for two emergency reviewers for the January #ARR Evaluation and Resources track. I'd appreciate any help (reposts, encouragement, black magic...)
I'm looking for two emergency reviewers ๐งโ๐๐ฉโ๐ for the ARR January Generalizability and Transfer track.
Please reach out if you have time & qualify for review or RT for visibility๐๐
LECTURERS
- Theo Araujo, University of Amsterdam (theoaraujo.eu)
- Jeff Hancock, Stanford University (lnkd.in/d692ZC7U)
- Debora Nozza, Bocconi University (lnkd.in/dnGJH-Pd)
- Luca Pappalardo National Research Council of Italy (lnkd.in/dBdeXcD2)
- Claudia Wagner, RWTH Achen (claudiawagner.info)
Call for applications for the 2nd edition of our Summer School in Computational Social Science.
*** DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: February 28th, 2026 (firm deadline) ***
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๐ฃ CS2Italy 2026 the Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
โฐ Today is the last day to submit your abstract
๐ Turin, May 19โ21
We welcome abstract submissions in:
#ComputerScience #NetSci #ComplexSystems #Sociology #Economics #Politics #CognitiveScience #Psychology
๐ cs2italy.org
We are looking for a doctoral researcher to work with us on a supercool project in collaboration with linguists. The deadline is Feb 15th, contact me if you have any questions!
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/9...
Please consider submitting. ICWSM workshops have a dedicated day and are usually well attended and are a great opportunity to gather a small set of focused audience.
Submit your abstracts to CS2Italy by ๐ Jan 15 ๐
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science
to join us in Turin on May 19-21
We welcome abstract submissions on #computerscience #netsci #complexsystems #sociology #economics #politics #cognitivesci #psychology and more
For more: cs2italy.org
Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
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The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
๐ฃ Postdoc opportunity at Johns Hopkins
The DSAI Institute at Johns Hopkins is hiring postdocs through its fellowship program (2+ years).
If you're interested in human-AI interaction, social computing, and the design of online platforms, I'd love to work with you.
๐ Deadline: January 23, 2026