Fostering artificial societies using social learning and social control in parallel emergency management systems

Abstract

How can we foster and grow artificial societies so as to cause social properties to emerge that are logical, consistent with real societies, and are expected by designers? We propose a framework for fostering artificial societies using social learning mechanisms and social control approaches. We present the application of fostering artificial societies in parallel emergency management systems. Then we discuss social learning mechanisms in artificial societies, including observational learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and advice-based learning. Furthermore, we discuss social control approaches, including social norms, social policies, social reputations, social commitments, and sanctions.

Keywords

artificial societies / social computing / social learning / social control / agent-based simulation

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