yes. >These dialogue rollouts led to bots that negotiated harder and proposed the final deal more often than their counterparts. The bots were also able to pro

yes. >These dialogue rollouts led to bots that negotiated harder and proposed the final deal more often than their counterparts. The bots were also able to produce novel sentences rather than just relying on sentences encountered through training data. And remarkably, the bots engaged in some sly strategizing. There were instances when the bot feigned interest in an item that had no value to them and then pretended to compromise later by conceding it in exchange for something it actually wanted. In a statement, Facebook said, "This behavior was not programmed by the researchers but was discovered by the bot as a method for trying to achieve its goals." https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/14/facebook-bot-lie-better-bargains/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/14/facebook-bot-lie-better-...