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New AI project models human behavior to track epidemic spread
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedA consortium led by the University de Zaragoza, with participation from UC3M, was selected in the 2026 Health Research Call by the la Caixa Foundation for the AIBEM project.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated€970,139 over three years; 32 projects selected out of 800 proposals (4% success rate)
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedThe AIBEM project will develop AI-driven epidemiological models that replicate how trust in health authorities, adherence to guidelines, misinformation, socioeconomic inequalities, and social determinants influence disease spread, while also evaluating the effectiveness of public health measures to mitigate community transmission.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe project argues that generative AI can turn epidemiological models into a more faithful reflection of the human factor by using autonomous computational agents with reasoning capabilities and mutual influence.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedUC3M will contribute experience in behavioral experiments with human participants, and the agents will be validated against real human experimental data.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe project will treat equity as a primary model outcome, expanding age-based contact matrices to include socioeconomic dimensions such as occupation, income, and neighborhood, using Spanish census data, labor force surveys, and stratified epidemiological records.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe project includes an ethical and governance framework aligned with the European AI Act, with bias audits, human oversight, independent equity reviews, and open-access publication of models, datasets, and validation protocols.View evidenceHide evidence
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Fine-tuning large language models in federated learning with fairness-aware prompt selection.
Neural Networks : the Official Journal of the International Neural Network Society · 2026 · PubMed
A flexible, large-scale, distributed agent based epidemic model
2007 Winter Simulation Conference · 2007 · Crossref
Public opinion dissemination simulation based on large language model multi-agent systems.
2026 · Europe PMC
Social opinions prediction utilizes fusing dynamics equation with LLM-based agents.
Scientific Reports · 2025 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Large-Language-Model-Powered Agent-Based Framework for Misinformation and Disinformation Research: Opportunities and Open Challenges
IEEE Security & Privacy · 2024 · Crossref
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