We start this issue with a research article by Keith L. Downing, “The Evolution of Conformity, Malleability, and Influence in Simulated Online Agents.” The author uses an agent-based model to investigate the potential of positive feedback in personalized recommender systems for driving a population to polarization and conformity.

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社论：编辑的话

我们以 Keith L. Downing 的一篇研究文章《模拟在线代理的一致性、延展性和影响力的演变》作为本期的开始。作者使用基于代理的模型来研究个性化推荐系统中正反馈驱动人群极化和从众的潜力。