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Institutional AI: Governing LLM Collusion in Multi-Agent Cournot Markets via Public Governance Graphs

Cooperation & CollusionSwarms & Oversight

M. Bracale Syrnikov, F. Pierucci, M. Galisai, et al. · 2026 · arXiv

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A prompt-only ban on collusion had no reliable effect. A governance layer outside the agents — legal states, sanctions, a detector and an enforcer — cut severe collusion from 50% to under 6% of runs.

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