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A hierarchy of cognitive agents is presented here in order to insist on the importance of interactions within a society of self teaching agents. In particular, this paper focuses on mimicry as the interaction mechanism of choice for hedonic agents. The dynamics of this mimetic type of interaction is studied both theoretically and by simulation. It leads to the coevolutionary dynamics best explained under the metaphor of an agent race on a landscape of sinking icebergs. A Darwinian selection mechanism is also included in the simulation model and the agents adapt their strategies by learning during one generation without being able to pass their findings directly to the next generation.
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Bourgine, P., Snyers, D. (1995). Mimicry and coevolution of hedonic agents. In: Morán, F., Moreno, A., Merelo, J.J., Chacón, P. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life. ECAL 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 929. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-59496-5_344
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