A plot device based on a similar concept (including simulating other players) is used in Hannu Rajaniemi's The Quantum Thief. There is a Prisoner's Dilemma Pris

A plot device based on a similar concept (including simulating other players) is used in Hannu Rajaniemi's The Quantum Thief. There is a Prisoner's Dilemma Prison and the winning entity cheats by emulating others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quantum_Thief https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quantum_Thief