Bottom line: endpoint movement alone is not enough.
Process fidelity matters: when beliefs move, how they move, and whether simulator updates look human.
Code: github.com/jlcmoore/per...
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2606.05330
This is work with:
@noahdgoodman.bsky.social Nick Haber @maxkw.bsky.social
Large language models can shift human beliefs across high-stakes domains, but most persuasion studies rely on pre/post belief change. These endpoint measures identify whether persuasion occurred, yet ...