EXP-CR-G2-CTRL

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Cultural Ratchet G2 — FRESH_START

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In plain language

This experiment aimed to see if a system could learn and build upon cultural knowledge over time, starting from scratch. However, the experiment failed because it didn't have enough participants to gather meaningful data. Therefore, no conclusions could be drawn about whether the system could learn and build upon knowledge.

What we found

UNDERPOWERED (N=1): No predictions scored

Predictions we made before running

0/1 confirmed

▶ Technical details

Research hypothesis

G2 of cultural ratchet (FRESH_START).

Experimental setup

Type: single_condition

Condition	Parameters
G2_FRESH_START	interaction: LIVE

Parameters

model: gemini-2.5-flash-lite
n_agents: 3
n_rounds: 10
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).