Michael Richards — accepted AI-conference papers

2026

Toward Simulating Networked Societies with Formal Institutions Using AI Agents

Michael Richards, Danny Cowser, Daniel Nielson, Jacob W. Crandall

AAAI 2026technical

Institutions are key to creating societies that are efficient, fair, and benevolent. Despite their importance, the complexities of human (networked) societies make it difficult to understand how formal institutions form and how they shape human communities. Artificial intelligence (AI) can potenti

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2024

Fostering Collective Action in Complex Societies Using Community-Based Agents

Jonathan Skaggs, Michael Richards, Melissa Morris, Michael A. Goodrich, Jacob W. Crandall

IJCAI 2024poster

As AI integrates into human societies, its ability to engage in collective action is increasingly important. Human social systems have large and flexible strategy spaces, conflicting interests, power asymmetry, and interdependence among members, which together make it challenging for agents to lear…

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