https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05743
This was such a fun paper to write! The development leading up to today’s social/behavioral science with AI agents. The history itself is a roller-coaster ride connecting many of the big themes of 20/21 century human-centric science, namechecking heroes from Margaret Mead to Marvin Minsky, from Kenneth Colby to Kathleen Carley, along the way.


