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Game Theory without Argmax
by Cleo Nardo
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Written during the SERI MATS program under the joint mentorship of John Wentworth, Nicholas Kees, and Janus.

Create a black and white image of a blindfolded robot and a blindfolded human playing Hungry Hungry Hippos in a 3:1 aspect ratio. The robot, with a futuristic, sleek, humanoid design, is seated at the game table with a blindfold covering its optical sensors. Across from the robot, depict a human player, also blindfolded, with an expression of concentration, as they engage in the game. The human's appearance should be neutral, representing a general human figure. The Hungry Hungry Hippos game is in the center, capturing a moment of playful competition. The background should be simple, emphasizing the players and the game in a monochromatic palette.

Motivation

I am surrounded, incessantly, by other people, possessing a range of different capabilities, striving for goals both common and opposing — and, what is more, they are incessantly surrounded by me. Fangs pierce the cartesian boundary. Outsideness leaks in. Insideness leaks out. It is the source of all joy and misery in my life.

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