Miss Jia’s conversation with Chai Yunpeng: The social world model, completing the last piece of the AI puzzle
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Chai Yunpeng, Dean of the School of Information at Renmin University of China, is spearheading the establishment of Jingtong Technology, aiming to create a “miniature society” simulator that covers over 13.5 million AI agents worldwide. This simulator is calibrated based on data from the China Comprehensive Social Survey (CGSS) and strives to complete the missing social world model in the current artificial intelligence puzzle. Although progress has been made in digital, physical, and scientific world models, the social world model remains a key bottleneck due to characteristics such as unobservability of beliefs, reflexivity, and normativity. Jingtong Technology has completed two rounds of financing, with investors including Inno Angel Fund, Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed Fund, and Lingyi Venture Capital. In the future, this model will serve as a foundation for human-machine collaboration, being applied in areas such as public opinion analysis, business management, and government decision-making.
Chai Yunpeng, Dean of the School of Information at Renmin University of China, promoted the establishment of Jingtong Technology, aiming to create a “miniature society” simulator that covers over 13.5 million AI agents worldwide, in order to complement the missing social world model in the current AI puzzle. This simulator is calibrated based on data from the China Comprehensive Social Survey (CGSS) and supports the simulation of social event evolution, public opinion dissemination, and group consensus. Chai Yunpeng believes that although digital, physical, and scientific world models have made progress, they still face key bottlenecks due to characteristics such as the unobservability of beliefs, reflexivity, and normativity. Currently, Jingtong Technology has completed two rounds of financing, with investors including Inno Angel Fund, Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed Fund, and Lingyi Venture Capital. In the future, this model will be used as a foundation for human-machine collaboration in areas such as public opinion simulation, business management, and government decision-making.