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Main Authors: Zhang, Haoting, Lin, Yunduan, He, Jinghai, Jiang, Denglin, Zuo-Jun, Shen, Zheng, Zeyu
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.11333
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author Zhang, Haoting
Lin, Yunduan
He, Jinghai
Jiang, Denglin
Zuo-Jun
Shen
Zheng, Zeyu
author_facet Zhang, Haoting
Lin, Yunduan
He, Jinghai
Jiang, Denglin
Zuo-Jun
Shen
Zheng, Zeyu
contents Short-video platforms are closed-loop, human-in-the-loop ecosystems where platform policy, creator incentives, and user behavior co-evolve. This feedback structure makes counterfactual policy evaluation difficult in production, especially for long-horizon and distributional outcomes. The challenge is amplified as platforms deploy AI tools that change what content enters the system, how agents adapt, and how the platform operates. We propose a large language model (LLM)-augmented digital twin for short-video platforms, with a modular four-twin architecture (User, Content, Interaction, Platform) and an event-driven execution layer that supports reproducible experimentation. Platform policies are implemented as pluggable components within the Platform Twin, and LLMs are integrated as optional, schema-constrained decision services (e.g., persona generation, content captioning, campaign planning, trend prediction) that are routed through a unified optimizer. This design enables scalable simulations that preserve closed-loop dynamics while allowing selective LLM adoption, enabling the study of platform policies, including AI-enabled policies, under realistic feedback and constraints.
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spellingShingle LLM-Augmented Digital Twin for Policy Evaluation in Short-Video Platforms
Zhang, Haoting
Lin, Yunduan
He, Jinghai
Jiang, Denglin
Zuo-Jun
Shen
Zheng, Zeyu
Artificial Intelligence
Short-video platforms are closed-loop, human-in-the-loop ecosystems where platform policy, creator incentives, and user behavior co-evolve. This feedback structure makes counterfactual policy evaluation difficult in production, especially for long-horizon and distributional outcomes. The challenge is amplified as platforms deploy AI tools that change what content enters the system, how agents adapt, and how the platform operates. We propose a large language model (LLM)-augmented digital twin for short-video platforms, with a modular four-twin architecture (User, Content, Interaction, Platform) and an event-driven execution layer that supports reproducible experimentation. Platform policies are implemented as pluggable components within the Platform Twin, and LLMs are integrated as optional, schema-constrained decision services (e.g., persona generation, content captioning, campaign planning, trend prediction) that are routed through a unified optimizer. This design enables scalable simulations that preserve closed-loop dynamics while allowing selective LLM adoption, enabling the study of platform policies, including AI-enabled policies, under realistic feedback and constraints.
title LLM-Augmented Digital Twin for Policy Evaluation in Short-Video Platforms
topic Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.11333