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Learning to Coordinate without Communication under Incomplete Information

2024/09/19 by Shenghui Chen, Shufang Zhu, Chen, Shenghui +5
Computer Science · #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Machine Learning and Algorithms #Optimization and Search Problems

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2409.12397

openalex publication_date 2024/09/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Achieving seamless coordination in cooperative games is a crucial challenge in artificial intelligence, particularly when players operate under incomplete information. While communication helps, it is not always feasible. In this paper, we explore how effective coordination can be achieved without verbal communication, relying solely on observing each other's actions. Our method enables an agent to develop a strategy by interpreting its partner's action sequences as intent signals, constructing a finite-state transducer built from deterministic finite automata, one for each possible action the agent can take. Experiments show that these strategies significantly outperform uncoordinated ones and closely match the performance of coordinating via direct communication.

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