Collective cooperative intelligence

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Barfuss, Wolfram; Flack, Jessica; Gokhale, Chaitanya S.; Hammond, Lewis; Hilbe, Christian; Hughes, Edward; Leibo, Joel Z.; Lenaerts, Tom; Leonard, Naomi; Levin, Simon; Sehwag, Udari Madhushani; Mcavoy, Alex; Meylahn, Janusz M.; Santos, Fernando P.
• 署名单位: University of Bonn; The Santa Fe Institute; Max Planck Society; University of Wurzburg; University of Oxford; Alphabet Inc.; Google Incorporated; DeepMind; Universite Libre de Bruxelles; Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Princeton University; Princeton University; Stanford University; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina School of Medicine; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina School of Medicine; University of Twente; University of Amsterdam
• 刊物名称: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0027-13334
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2319948121
• 发表日期: 2025-06-24
• 关键词: evolutionary dynamics; learning dynamics; reinforcement; agent; RECIPROCITY; resilience; tragedy; systems; RISK

摘要

Cooperation at scale is critical for achieving a sustainable future for humanity. However, achieving collective, cooperative behavior-in which intelligent actors in complex environments jointly improve their well-being-remains poorly understood. Complex systems science (CSS) provides a rich understanding of collective phenomena, the evolution of cooperation, and the institutions that can sustain both. Yet, much of the theory in this area fails to fully consider individual-level complexity and environmental context-largely for the sake of tractability and because it has not been clear how to do so rigorously. These elements are well captured in multiagent reinforcement learning (MARL), which has recently put focus on cooperative (artificial) intelligence. However, typical MARL simulations can be computationally expensive and challenging to interpret. In this perspective, we propose that bridging CSS and MARL affords new directions forward. Both fields can complement each other in their goals, methods, and scope. MARL offers CSS concrete ways to formalize cognitive processes in dynamic environments. CSS offers MARL improved qualitative insight into emergent collective phenomena. We see this approach as providing the necessary foundations for a proper science of collective, cooperative intelligence. We highlight work that is already heading in this direction and discuss concrete steps for future research.