[R] The Hive Mind is a Single Reinforcement Learning Agent: Deriving the Exact Equivalence Between Swarm Dynamics and Multi-Armed Bandits
TL;DR We prove a mathematical equivalence between collective decision-making via local imitation (such as honey bees choosing a nest site via the waggle dance) and single-agent Reinforcement Learning (RL) in a multi-armed bandit setting. Even when individual members have no learning capability and…
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- 2026-10-23 15:38 · r/reinforcementlearning
[R] The Hive Mind is a Single Reinforcement Learning Agent: Deriving the Exact Equivalence Between Swarm Dynamics and Multi-Armed Bandits - 2026-10-23 15:37 · r/MachineLearning
[R] The Hive Mind is a Single Reinforcement Learning Agent: Deriving the Exact Equivalence Between Swarm Dynamics and Multi-Armed Bandits