Renmin University's Chai Yunpeng on building a social world model for AI agents

In an interview with Jiazi Guangnian, Renmin University information school dean Chai Yunpeng describes his team's social simulator, which runs over 13.5 million AI agents calibrated against the CGSS survey data.

He argues that social world models are the missing piece for AI agents that must interact with people, and that the startup Jingtong Technology has raised two funding rounds in two months.