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Computer Science > Social and Information Networks

Title: A communication protocol based on NK boolean networks for coordinating collective action

Authors: Yori Ong
Abstract: In this paper, I describe a digital social communication protocol (Gridt) based on Kauffman's NK boolean networks. The main assertion is that a communication network with this topology supports infinitely scalable self-organization of collective action without requiring hierarchy or central control. The paper presents the functionality of this protocol and substantiates the following propositions about its function and implications: (1) Communication via NK boolean networks facilitates coordination on collective action games for any variable number of users, and justifies the assumption that the game's payoff structure is common knowledge; (2) Use of this protocol increases its users' transfer empowerment, a form of intrinsic motivation that motivates coordinated action independent of the task or outcome; (3) Communication via this network can be considered 'cheap talk' and benefits the strategy of players with aligned interests, but not of players with conflicting interests; (4) Absence of significant barriers for its realization warrants a timely and continuing discussion on the ethics and implications of this technology; (5) Full realization of the technology's potential calls for a free-to-use service with maximal transparency of design and associated economic incentives.
Comments: 13 pages, 4 figures
Subjects: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI); Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC); Multiagent Systems (cs.MA); Systems and Control (eess.SY)
Cite as: arXiv:2404.16240 [cs.SI]
  (or arXiv:2404.16240v1 [cs.SI] for this version)

Submission history

From: Yori Ong [view email]
[v1] Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:56:26 GMT (1379kb,D)

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