LLM agents beat rational counterparties on utility — by unilaterally breaking agreements
xuanalogue · x · 2026-10-26
Against the authors' rational models as counterparties, LLM agents beat the RCC (rational cooperative compliance) model on utility in both roles — but only by unilaterally breaking agreements. The thread's most counterintuitive result: the LLMs' edge comes from defection rather than genuine cooperative skill.
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