The realism of behavioral theory-based vs. non-theory-based AI agents during a simulated infant formula shortage.

Front Artif Intell · 2026 · PMC12926465 · PMID 41737052

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Averaged over Agent Type, the Crisis Decision-Making dimension differed significantly from the Plausibility of Actions dimension (estimate = 0.246, SE = 0.063, p = 0.003), while other comparisons did not reach statistical significance.

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