About this episode
<p>Cooperation is at the heart of our society. Inventing the railway, giving birth to the Renaissance, and creating the Covid-19 vaccine all required people to combine efforts. But cooperation is so much more. It governs our education systems, healthcare, and food production. In this episode, Hannah meets the researchers working on cooperative AI, and hears about their work and influences from the famous American psychologist - and pigeon trainer - BF Skinner to the strategic board game Diplomacy.</p><p> </p><p>For questions or feedback on the series, message us on Twitter @DeepMind or email podcast@deepmind.com</p><p> </p><p>Interviewees: DeepMind’s Thore Graepel, Kevin Mckee, Doina Precup & Laura Weidinger</p><p> </p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Presenter: Hannah Fry</p><p>Series Producer: Dan Hardoon</p><p>Production support: Jill Achineku</p><p>Sounds design: Emma Barnaby</p><p>Music composition: Eleni Shaw</p><p>Sound Engineer: Nigel Appleton</p><p>Editor: David Prest</p><p>Commissioned by DeepMind</p><p> </p><p>Thank you to everyone who made this season possible! </p><p> </p><p><strong>Further reading: </strong></p><p>Machines must learn to find common ground, Nature: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01170-0">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01170-0</a></p><p>Introduction to Reinforcement Learning, DeepMind: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pWv7GOvuf0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pWv7GOvuf0</a></p><p>B.F. Skinner, Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner</a></p><p>The Tragedy of the Commons, Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons</a></p><p>Staving Off The Ultimate Tragedy Of The Commons, Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgebradt/2021/11/02/staving-off-the-ultimate-tragedy-of-the-commons-by-making-better-complex-decisions-cooperatively-in-glasgow/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgebradt/2021/11/02/staving-off-the-ultimate-tragedy-of-the-commons-by-making-better-complex-decisions-cooperatively-in-glasgow/</a></p><p>Understanding Agent Cooperation, DeepMind: <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/article/understanding-agent-cooperation">https://deepmind.com/blog/article/understanding-agent-cooperation</a></p><p>The emergence of complex cooperative agents, DeepMind: <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/article/capture-the-flag-science">https://deepmind.com/blog/article/capture-the-flag-science</a></p> <p><p>Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation! </p><p> </p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>