How do Role Models Shape Collective Morality? Exemplar-Driven Moral Learning in Multi-Agent Simulation
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| author | Liao, Junjie Tang, Huacong Ziheng, Zhou Wang, Yizhou Zhong, Fangwei |
| author_facet | Liao, Junjie Tang, Huacong Ziheng, Zhou Wang, Yizhou Zhong, Fangwei |
| contents | Do We Need Role Models? How do Role Models Shape Collective Morality? To explore the questions, we build a multi-agent simulation powered by a Large Language Model, where agents with diverse intrinsic drives, ranging from cooperative to competitive, interact and adapt through a four-stage cognitive loop (plan-act-observe-reflect). We design four experimental games (Alignment, Collapse, Conflict, and Construction) and conduct motivational ablation studies to identify the key drivers of imitation. The results indicate that identity-driven conformity can powerfully override initial dispositions. Agents consistently adapt their values to align with a perceived successful exemplar, leading to rapid value convergence. |
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| spellingShingle | How do Role Models Shape Collective Morality? Exemplar-Driven Moral Learning in Multi-Agent Simulation Liao, Junjie Tang, Huacong Ziheng, Zhou Wang, Yizhou Zhong, Fangwei Multiagent Systems Computers and Society Do We Need Role Models? How do Role Models Shape Collective Morality? To explore the questions, we build a multi-agent simulation powered by a Large Language Model, where agents with diverse intrinsic drives, ranging from cooperative to competitive, interact and adapt through a four-stage cognitive loop (plan-act-observe-reflect). We design four experimental games (Alignment, Collapse, Conflict, and Construction) and conduct motivational ablation studies to identify the key drivers of imitation. The results indicate that identity-driven conformity can powerfully override initial dispositions. Agents consistently adapt their values to align with a perceived successful exemplar, leading to rapid value convergence. |
| title | How do Role Models Shape Collective Morality? Exemplar-Driven Moral Learning in Multi-Agent Simulation |
| topic | Multiagent Systems Computers and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.13876 |