Effect of Open Communication on Predator Behavior in Simulated Environments
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2022-01-30
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Will simulated predators communicate if they are given the option and
means to broadcast and receive information over an unconstrained communication
channel in a simulated world? If they do, what will they talk
about? In this thesis, predators and prey learn to chase and avoid each other,
respectively. The aim of this research is to investigate the use and content
of adding an open communication channel to the predator agents. Using
a genetic algorithm, predators and prey evolve in settings where withinand
between-population communication is turned on or off. The predators
evolve to only communicate when prey are not listening, that they tend to
move towards communicating agents, and that most communication is done
by predators eating from the carcass of a prey. Effectively, they perform
sharing behavior to form a group, instead of hunting alone.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen