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Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior

TechCrunch · Oct 6, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC

Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing LLM roleplay falls short for market research and brand strategy.

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