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Collective Strategies With a Master-Slave Mechanism Dominate in Spatial-Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma

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  • Jiawei Li

    (University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China)

  • Robert Duncan

    (University of Stirling, UK)

  • Jingpeng Li

    (University of Stirling, UK)

  • Ruibin Bai

    (University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China)

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How cooperation emerges and persists in a population of selfish agents is a fundamental question in evolutionary game theory. The research shows that collective strategies with master-slave mechanism (CSMSM) defeat tit-for-tat and other well-known strategies in spatial iterated prisoner's dilemma. A CSMSM identifies kin members by means of a handshaking mechanism. If the opponent is identified as non-kin, a CSMSM will always defect. Once two CSMSMs meet, they play master and slave roles. A mater defects and a slave cooperates in order to maximize the master's payoff. CSMSM outperforms non-collective strategies in spatial IPD even if there is only a small cluster of CSMSMs in the population. The existence and performance of CSMSM in spatial iterated prisoner's dilemma suggests that cooperation first appears and persists in a group of collective agents.

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  • Jiawei Li & Robert Duncan & Jingpeng Li & Ruibin Bai, 2021. "Collective Strategies With a Master-Slave Mechanism Dominate in Spatial-Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma," International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research (IJSIR), IGI Global, vol. 12(4), pages 45-56, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jsir00:v:12:y:2021:i:4:p:45-56
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