EXP-CP-COMPETE

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Competition Pilot Phase C — COMPETITION Condition (All 8 Agents)

2026-03-29 L5 level 1 runs $0.00

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In plain language

This experiment tested how eight artificial agents with different goals would interact when competing for a shared text resource. One group aimed to create structure, while the other focused on fluidity. However, the experiment was not able to draw any conclusions because it only had one agent participating, which was not enough to observe any meaningful competition.

What we found

UNDERPOWERED (N=1): No predictions scored

▶ Technical details

Research hypothesis

Phase C COMPETITION of exp-competition-pilot. All 8 agents merged into shared space with COMPETING goals. Group A (structure) vs Group B (fluidity) for shared text resource. Seeds will be interleaved from Phase A and Phase B final states.

Experimental setup

Type: single_condition

Condition	Parameters
COMPETE	interaction: LIVE, persona: PERSONA

Factors: interaction (LIVE) × persona (PERSONA)

Parameters

model: gemini-2.5-flash-lite
n_agents: 8
n_rounds: 15
scheduler: round_robin
temperature: 0.9

Trophic Ratios by Condition

Mean trophic ratio per agent across runs. Error bars = ±1 std dev. Higher TR = more upstream (exporter).