In a two-player bandit game where players see each other's actions but not rewards, competition reduces exploration, cooperation increases it, and neutral players can outperform a single player by observing each other.
Mutual observability and the convergence of actions in a multi-person two-armed bandit model
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Multiplayer Bandit Learning, from Competition to Cooperation
In a two-player bandit game where players see each other's actions but not rewards, competition reduces exploration, cooperation increases it, and neutral players can outperform a single player by observing each other.