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Effective norm emergence in cell systems under limited communication
Xiaotian Hao1, Jianye Hao1, Li Wang2
1School of Computer Science and Software, Tianjin University, Peiyang Park Campus: No.135 Yaguan Road, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, 300350, China.
This study introduces a novel learning approach for multi-agent systems, enabling rapid social norm emergence with reduced communication. The method efficiently balances coordination performance and communication costs in large populations.
Area of Science:
- Computational Biology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Complex Systems
Background:
- Cellular cooperation parallels cooperative multi-agent systems.
- Social norms in multi-agent systems offer insights for biological research.
- Emergence of norms with limited communication is a key challenge.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a learning approach for efficient social norm emergence in multi-agent systems.
- To balance coordination performance with communication costs.
- To reduce inter-agent coordination dependence.
Main Methods:
- A novel learning approach is proposed.
- Agents dynamically adjust coordination sets based on observations.
- Agents prioritize coordination with crucial peers.
Main Results:
- The method significantly reduces coordination dependence.
- Efficient facilitation of social norm emergence is demonstrated.
- The approach scales effectively to large populations.
Conclusions:
- The proposed learning method successfully enables rapid social norm emergence.
- The approach is efficient and scalable for complex multi-agent systems.
- This work bridges insights from multi-agent systems to biological cooperation.
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