A new sociology of humans and machines

M Tsvetkova, T Yasseri, N Pescetelli… - Nature Human …, 2024 - nature.com
From fake social media accounts and generative artificial intelligence chatbots to trading
algorithms and self-driving vehicles, robots, bots and algorithms are proliferating and …

Multi-agent, human–agent and beyond: A survey on cooperation in social dilemmas

C Mu, H Guo, Y Chen, C Shen, D Hu, S Hu, Z Wang - Neurocomputing, 2024 - Elsevier
The study of cooperation within social dilemmas has long been a fundamental topic across
various disciplines, including computer science and social science. Recent advancements …

Emergence of cooperation in the one-shot Prisoner's dilemma through Discriminatory and Samaritan AIs

F Zimmaro, M Miranda… - Journal of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly embedded in our lives, their presence
leads to interactions that shape our behaviour, decision-making and social interactions …

How committed individuals shape social dynamics: a survey on coordination games and social dilemma games

C Shen, H Guo, S Hu, L Shi, Z Wang… - Europhysics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Committed individuals, who feature steadfast dedication to advocating strong beliefs, values,
and preferences, have garnered much attention across statistical physics, social science …

Human-machine social systems

M Tsvetkova, T Yasseri, N Pescetelli… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
From fake social media accounts and generative-AI chatbots to financial trading algorithms
and self-driving vehicles, robots, bots, and algorithms are proliferating and permeating our …

Engineering optimal cooperation levels with prosocial autonomous agents in hybrid human-agent populations: an agent-based modeling approach

T Guo, Z He, C Shen, L Shi, J Tanimoto - Computational Economics, 2024 - Springer
The evolution of cooperation in social interactions remains a central topic in interdisciplinary
research, often drawing debates on altruistic versus self-regarding preferences. Moving …

Exploring cyclic dominance in rock-paper-scissor strategies within the Optional Prisoner's Dilemma: A quantitative analysis with environmental feedback

MFR Shuvo, KMA Kabir - Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2024 - Elsevier
This research investigation delves into the concept of cyclic dominance and its interplay with
environmental feedback within the framework of the Optional Prisoner's Dilemma (OPD) …

Enhancing social cohesion with cooperative bots in societies of greedy, mobile individuals

L Shi, Z He, C Shen, J Tanimoto - PNAS nexus, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Addressing collective issues in social development requires a high level of social cohesion,
characterized by cooperation and close social connections. However, social cohesion is …

Epidemic spreading over multi-layer networks with stubborn agents

X Lin, Y Shang, Q Jiao - … on Circuits and Systems II: Express …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This brief studies the networked SIS (Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible) model coupled with
the opinion dynamics, where the epidemic spread and the opinion evolution influence each …

Impact of committed minorities: Unveiling critical mass of cooperation in the iterated prisoner's dilemma game

Z He, C Shen, L Shi, J Tanimoto - Physical Review Research, 2024 - APS
The critical mass effect is a prevailing topic in the study of complex systems. Recent
research indicates that a committed minority of cooperators, unwavering in their beliefs and …