Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Alicia von Schenk, Universität Würzburg, im VWL Forschungsseminar am 28.01.2025

Das Institut für VWL freut sich ankündigen zu können, dass Prof. Dr. Alicia von Schenk, Universität Würzburg, innerhalb des VWL-Forschungsseminars einen Vortrag zum Thema

“Human and Algorithmic Cooperation: Parameters Matter!”

halten wird.

Termin ist Dienstag, der 28.01.2025, 16:00 Uhr, in Raum F21/03.81.

Abstract

Under which conditions do humans cooperate with machines? This study explores human and algorithmic cooperation in the infinitely repeated Prisoner's Dilemma, focusing on a critical threshold for cooperation. Using online experiments, we assess how replacing human opponents with learning algorithms - either human-mimicking or profit-maximizing - affects cooperation rates. Oour results show that human cooperation is influenced by opponent type and strategy, with a higher predictive power of the theoretical threshold when interacting with AI maximizing profits.