Business World Model
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This paper introduces the concept and architecture of a Business World Model (BWM), a specialized world model for business environments that encodes states, dynamics, constraints, and objectives to support autonomous decision-making and goal-driven planning.
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# Business World Model Source: [https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.10044](https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.10044) [View PDF](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.10044) > Abstract:Businesses are increasingly adopting AI\-enabled tools to improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance products and services\. However, the transformative potential of AI extends beyond automating predefined tasks: it lies in enabling intelligent systems to plan, optimize, and execute business initiatives from high\-level strategic objectives\. This paper introduces the concept and architecture of a business world model \(BWM\), a world model specialized for business and organizational environments\. Inspired by world models in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and control theory, a BWM encodes business states, dynamics, constraints, objectives, and feasible action space to support autonomous decision\-making\. We propose a business\-semantics\-centric formulation in which business states, dynamics and actions are linked to key business entities\. Within this framework, agents can simulate alternative action sequences, estimate their effects on future business outcomes, and evaluate trade\-offs under uncertainty\. The proposed architecture integrates semantic data representations, probabilistic machine learning models, deterministic business rules, and explicit action space into a coherent structure for planning and counterfactual reasoning\. Although its individual components are not new, the contribution of BWM lies in organizing them as an executable internal simulator for business initiatives\. This work establishes a conceptual foundation for autonomous business systems capable of moving from instruction\-based execution toward goal\-driven planning and execution\. ## Submission history From: Cecil Pang \[[view email](https://arxiv.org/show-email/8cb08d64/2606.10044)\] **\[v1\]**Mon, 8 Jun 2026 18:16:04 UTC \(939 KB\)
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