Adaptation in natural and artificial systems
Adaptation in natural and artificial systems
Simulating with Cognitive Agents: The Importance of Cognitive Emergence
Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Agent-Based Simulation
IJCAI'95 Proceedings of the 14th international joint conference on Artificial intelligence - Volume 1
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In large anonymous groups, collective action may not be sustained without an 'external' monitoring meta-agency. But, if interactions are not anonymous, a distributed meta-agency may sustain collective action, provided that, within the group, a sufficient initial level of compliance with the shared rules exists. Given an uneven distribution of power, shared rules that are not beneficial to the group may persist. We show through simulation that these are results that may be obtained from a simple model of bounded rational choice where the agent's action interests are balanced against higher order normative motives.