non-zero-sum game

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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This is a game where one player's gain does not inevitably lead to the other player's loss. This can be fully cooperative, for example, when several people need to solve parts of a larger puzzle, or more complicated, such as in the prisoners dilemma. This is the opposite of a zero-sum game.

Used on Chap. 11: pages 229, 232