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Simulating Public Administration Crisis: A Novel Generative Agent-Based Simulation System to Lower Technology Barriers in Social Science Research

arXiv 2311.06957 ↗First posted 12 Nov 2023cs.CYcited by 21

On the map: LLM agents and tool use → Social simulation and multi-agent debate

Abstract (arXiv)

This article proposes a social simulation paradigm based on the GPT-3.5 large language model. It involves constructing Generative Agents that emulate human cognition, memory, and decision-making frameworks, along with establishing a virtual social system capable of stable operation and an insertion mechanism for standardized public events. The project focuses on simulating a township water pollution incident, enabling the comprehensive examination of a virtual government's response to a specific public administration event. Controlled variable experiments demonstrate that the stored memory in generative agents significantly influences both individual decision-making and social networks. The Generative Agent-Based Simulation System introduces a novel approach to social science and public administration research. Agents exhibit personalized customization, and public events are seamlessly incorporated through natural language processing. Its high flexibility and extensive social interaction render it highly applicable in social science investigations. The system effectively reduces the complexity associated with building intricate social simulations while enhancing its interpretability.

Key facts. Cited by 21 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in Social simulation and multi-agent debate, one of 16 directions in LLM agents and tool use. Builds on 18 of its 75 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 12 Nov 2023.

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  2. 2025From LLM Reasoning to Autonomous AI Agents: A Comprehensive Reviewcited by 149
  3. 2024From Individual to Society: A Survey on Social Simulation Driven by Large Language Model-based Agentscited by 82
  4. 2024Agents' Room: Narrative Generation through Multi-step Collaborationcited by 57
  5. 2025SocioVerse: A World Model for Social Simulation Powered by LLM Agents and A Pool of 10 Million Real-World Userscited by 55
  6. 2024Project Sid: Many-agent simulations toward AI civilizationcited by 49
  7. 2024PathGen-1.6M: 1.6 Million Pathology Image-text Pairs Generation through Multi-agent Collaborationcited by 28
  8. 2025Do Large Language Models Solve the Problems of Agent-Based Modeling? A Critical Review of Generative Social Simulationscited by 28
  9. 2024When LLMs Play the Telephone Game: Cultural Attractors as Conceptual Tools to Evaluate LLMs in Multi-turn Settingscited by 17
  10. 2025GATSim: Urban Mobility Simulation with Generative Agentscited by 10
  11. 2024Large Language Models in Politics and Democracy: A Comprehensive Surveycited by 5
  12. 2025GasAgent: A Multi-Agent Framework for Automated Gas Optimization in Smart Contractscited by 5
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  3. 2025Finding Common Ground: Using Large Language Models to Detect Agreement in Multi-Agent Decision Conferencescited by 3
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  5. 2025SimCity: Multi-Agent Urban Development Simulation with Rich Interactionscited by 2
  6. 2025Static Sandboxes Are Inadequate: Modeling Societal Complexity Requires Open-Ended Co-Evolution in LLM-Based Multi-Agent Simulationscited by 2
  7. 2025Multilingual Agent-Based World Modeling for Social Sciencecited by 2
  8. 2026MARO: Learning Stronger Reasoning from Social Interactioncited by 1
  9. 2025Validating Generative Agent-Based Models for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Researchcited by 0

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