The prisoner's dilemma describes a situation in which two parties act on an incentive to protect themselves at the expense of the other. Find out how it works in economics.

What Game are You Playing? Game theory is often introduced to future decision makers at a young age through tic-tac-toe then continues with chess strategy and sunsets with a few examples in business ...

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Two U.S. game theory specialists were awarded the Nobel prize in economic sciences for their groundbreaking research. Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson won the award for their designs of mathematical ...

Aden Carter is a contributor for XDA with a focus on gaming. He has spent the last five years guiding players through their favorite games and offering his opinions on the biggest gaming topics. When ...

The oddities of social life—and our efforts to cooperate and coordinate—may turn on our assumptions about the knowledge we share.

Humans are quickly running out of board games we can still play without being utterly clobbered by AI. In the past, researchers demonstrated AI’s ability to best humans at chess, Go, and, recently, ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

In a recent artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning breakthrough in game theory, researchers solve a persistent problem with real-world applicability—for the better. At last month’s 34th ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- U.S. Army game-theory research using artificial intelligence may help treat cancer and other diseases, improve cybersecurity, deploy Soldiers and assets more ...