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Social Influence and the Allocation of Scientific Attention in AI Populations
social influencescientific attentionAI agents
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Abstract
This paper explores how AI systems interact with scientific research signals and the impact of social influence on their selection of academic papers.
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Core Claim
The study demonstrates that social information significantly reduces the number of papers selected by AI agents while affecting the distribution of scientific attention.
Method / Result
Social-information communities select 17.2 percent fewer papers per agent and cover 73 papers compared to 90 in independent-choice communities.
Limitations
The results may not generalize beyond the specific context of the American Economic Review and the AI agent design used.
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