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What is the simplest model that can account for high-fidelity imitation?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2022

Joel Z. Leibo Open the ORCID record for Joel Z. Leibo [Opens in a new window] ,
Raphael Köster ,
Alexander Sasha Vezhnevets ,
Edgar A. Duénez-Guzmán ,
John P. Agapiou  and
Peter Sunehag
Joel Z. Leibo
Affiliation:
DeepMind, London EC4A 3TW, UK jzl@deepmind.com rkoster@deepmind.com vezhnick@deepmind.com duenez@deepmind.com jagapiou@deepmind.com sunehag@deepmind.com www.jzleibo.com
Raphael Köster
Affiliation:
DeepMind, London EC4A 3TW, UK jzl@deepmind.com rkoster@deepmind.com vezhnick@deepmind.com duenez@deepmind.com jagapiou@deepmind.com sunehag@deepmind.com www.jzleibo.com
Alexander Sasha Vezhnevets
Affiliation:
DeepMind, London EC4A 3TW, UK jzl@deepmind.com rkoster@deepmind.com vezhnick@deepmind.com duenez@deepmind.com jagapiou@deepmind.com sunehag@deepmind.com www.jzleibo.com
Edgar A. Duénez-Guzmán
Affiliation:
DeepMind, London EC4A 3TW, UK jzl@deepmind.com rkoster@deepmind.com vezhnick@deepmind.com duenez@deepmind.com jagapiou@deepmind.com sunehag@deepmind.com www.jzleibo.com
John P. Agapiou
Affiliation:
DeepMind, London EC4A 3TW, UK jzl@deepmind.com rkoster@deepmind.com vezhnick@deepmind.com duenez@deepmind.com jagapiou@deepmind.com sunehag@deepmind.com www.jzleibo.com
Peter Sunehag
Affiliation:
DeepMind, London EC4A 3TW, UK jzl@deepmind.com rkoster@deepmind.com vezhnick@deepmind.com duenez@deepmind.com jagapiou@deepmind.com sunehag@deepmind.com www.jzleibo.com
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Abstract

What inductive biases must be incorporated into multi-agent artificial intelligence models to get them to capture high-fidelity imitation? We think very little is needed. In the right environments, both instrumental- and ritual-stance imitation can emerge from generic learning mechanisms operating on non-deliberative decision architectures. In this view, imitation emerges from trial-and-error learning and does not require explicit deliberation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e261
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