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Other-Play symmetry-based zero-shot coordination

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Zero-shot coordination · Human-designed research method or resource

Reference score140,000Provisional editorial estimate of this exact contribution; its grade is assessed separately.

What changed

Trains against symmetry-transformed partners to reduce arbitrary convention dependence and improve zero-shot cross-play without pre-agreed symmetry-breaking labels.

Scientific scope

Trains against symmetry-transformed partners to reduce arbitrary convention dependence and improve zero-shot cross-play without pre-agreed symmetry-breaking labels. The objective assumes known game symmetries preserving payoffs, transitions and observations; it does not guarantee coordination with arbitrary human conventions or every partner. The equal-contribution marks attach to Hengyuan Hu and Jakob Foerster, not the first two authors.

Evidence

The linked original sources describe the stated contribution and its evidence limits. WRS has not independently rerun the experiments or certified a proof. The objective assumes known game symmetries preserving payoffs, transitions and observations; it does not guarantee coordination with arbitrary human conventions or every partner. The equal-contribution marks attach to Hengyuan Hu and Jakob Foerster, not the first two authors.

Contributors

Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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