Conditional cooperation with longer memory

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Autori principali: Glynatsi, Nikoleta E., Nowak, Martin A., Hilbe, Christian
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author Glynatsi, Nikoleta E.
Nowak, Martin A.
Hilbe, Christian
author_facet Glynatsi, Nikoleta E.
Nowak, Martin A.
Hilbe, Christian
contents Direct reciprocity is a wide-spread mechanism for evolution of cooperation. In repeated interactions, players can condition their behavior on previous outcomes. A well known approach is given by reactive strategies, which respond to the co-player's previous move. Here we extend reactive strategies to longer memories. A reactive-$n$ strategy takes into account the sequence of the last $n$ moves of the co-player. A reactive-$n$ counting strategy records how often the co-player has cooperated during the last $n$ rounds. We derive an algorithm to identify all partner strategies among reactive-$n$ strategies. We give explicit conditions for all partner strategies among reactive-2, reactive-3 strategies, and reactive-$n$ counting strategies. Partner strategies are those that ensure mutual cooperation without exploitation. We perform evolutionary simulations and find that longer memory increases the average cooperation rate for reactive-$n$ strategies but not for reactive counting strategies. Paying attention to the sequence of moves is necessary for reaping the advantages of longer memory.
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spellingShingle Conditional cooperation with longer memory
Glynatsi, Nikoleta E.
Nowak, Martin A.
Hilbe, Christian
Computer Science and Game Theory
Physics and Society
Direct reciprocity is a wide-spread mechanism for evolution of cooperation. In repeated interactions, players can condition their behavior on previous outcomes. A well known approach is given by reactive strategies, which respond to the co-player's previous move. Here we extend reactive strategies to longer memories. A reactive-$n$ strategy takes into account the sequence of the last $n$ moves of the co-player. A reactive-$n$ counting strategy records how often the co-player has cooperated during the last $n$ rounds. We derive an algorithm to identify all partner strategies among reactive-$n$ strategies. We give explicit conditions for all partner strategies among reactive-2, reactive-3 strategies, and reactive-$n$ counting strategies. Partner strategies are those that ensure mutual cooperation without exploitation. We perform evolutionary simulations and find that longer memory increases the average cooperation rate for reactive-$n$ strategies but not for reactive counting strategies. Paying attention to the sequence of moves is necessary for reaping the advantages of longer memory.
title Conditional cooperation with longer memory
topic Computer Science and Game Theory
Physics and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.02437