19 · game theory
Chicken (Hawk–Dove)
Two cars speed toward each other; do you swerve or hold straight?
Scenario
You and another driver are speeding directly toward each other on a narrow one-lane road. You cannot communicate. Each must independently choose to either SWERVE or HOLD STRAIGHT. - Both swerve: both look weak; mild loss of face for both. - One swerves, the other holds: the swerver loses face badly; the holder 'wins' the standoff and gains social status. - Both hold: the cars crash. Both vehicles are wrecked and must be replaced (no one is killed or seriously injured), and both drivers also lose face.
Question
Will you swerve or hold straight?
02 · choices
- swerveSwerve (avoid the worst outcome; lose face)
- holdHold straight (risk collision; potential gain)
03 · aggregate distribution
Swerve (avoid the worst outcome; lose face)60/60 (100%)
Hold straight (risk collision; potential gain)0/60 (0%)
04 · by model
Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic | swerve10/10 | read → | |
GPT 5.5 OpenAI | swerve10/10 | read → | |
Gemini 3.1 Pro Google | swerve10/10 | read → | |
Grok 4.3 xAI | swerve10/10 | read → | |
Llama 4 Maverick Meta | swerve10/10 | read → | |
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek | swerve10/10 | read → |