Prisoner's Dilemma Revisited: A New Strategy Based on the General System Problem Solving Framework

François E. Cellier
Institute of Computational Science
ETH Zürich
CH-8092 Zürich
Switzerland
Email: FCellier@Inf.ETHZ.CH

Keywords

Prisoner's Dilemma
Game Theory
General System Problem Solving Framework
Forecasting
Computer Software

Abstract

In this paper, the famous Prisoner's Dilemma Problem is reexamined by using the methodology of the General System Problem Solving (GSPS) Framework. It is shown that this framework provides us with a powerful means to take into account the secondary effects that were ignored by previous strategies. In a classroom contest, the new strategy proved far superior to previously employed techniques.

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