The Game of Reciprocation Habits

People often have reciprocal habits, almost auto- matically responding to others’ actions. A robot who interacts with humans may also reciprocate, in order to come across natural and be predictable. We aim to facilitate decision sup- port that advises on utility-efficient habits in these interac- tions. To this end, given a model for...

The Convergence of Reciprocation: (Extended Abstract)

People often interact repeatedly: with relatives, through file sharing, in politics, etc. Many such interactions are reciprocal: reacting to the actions of the other. In order to facilitate decisions regarding reciprocal interactions, we analyze the development of reciprocation over time. To this end, we propose a model for such interactions...