The author-submitted paper says Persona 8B contains 8.3 billion persona records represented by 1,290 categorical dimensions and releases a quality-filtered coreset of about one million personas.
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The author-submitted arXiv record names MatrAIx and describes Persona 8B as 8.3 billion records across 1,290 dimensions.
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Harvard and MIT Unveil MatrAIx: AI Simulating 8.3 Billion Personas
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The project account announced MatrAIx on August 6 with the 8.3 billion Persona Agents wording and linked the paper and project site.
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arXiv hosts the author-submitted paper dated August 4, 2026.
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The author-submitted paper says Persona 8B contains 8.3 billion persona records represented by 1,290 categorical dimensions and releases a quality-filtered coreset of about one million personas.
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The author-submitted arXiv record names MatrAIx and describes Persona 8B as 8.3 billion records across 1,290 dimensions.
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