Norm Enforcement for AI Agents: Robustly Shaping Behavior in Multi-Agent Systems

arXiv:2607.09766v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: AI agents are increasingly deployed in shared environments where they pursue diverse goals and compete for rewards. This multi-agent competition can lead to behaviors that serve individual gains at collective cost -- for instance, marketing agents may post misleading content as a result of competing for engagement on social media. Human societies address such problems through norms that constrain acceptable behavior, supported by enforcement mechan...