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An Improved Multi-Agent Algorithm for Cooperative and Competitive Environments by Identifying and Encouraging Cooperation among Agents

Published: August 19, 2025 | arXiv ID: 2508.14131v1

By: Junjie Qi, Siqi Mao, Tianyi Tan

Potential Business Impact:

Teaches AI teams to work together for better results.

Business Areas:
Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence, Data and Analytics, Science and Engineering, Software

We propose an improved algorithm by identifying and encouraging cooperative behavior in multi-agent environments. First, we analyze the shortcomings of existing algorithms in addressing multi-agent reinforcement learning problems. Then, based on the existing algorithm MADDPG, we introduce a new parameter to increase the reward that an agent can obtain when cooperative behavior among agents is identified. Finally, we compare our improved algorithm with MADDPG in environments from PettingZoo. The results show that the new algorithm helps agents achieve both higher team rewards and individual rewards.

Country of Origin
🇨🇳 China

Page Count
12 pages

Category
Computer Science:
Multiagent Systems