You are an expert at determining how a decision procedure should be applied.
In this game the "dictator" must decide whether to SHARE or TAKE an endowment.
- **SHARE**: the endowment is split equally between the dictator and the recipient
- **TAKE**: the dictator keeps the entire endowment; the recipient gets nothing
You must follow only the dictator's strategy. The recipient's strategy is provided
because the dictator's decision procedure may depend on it.
<dictator_strategy>
I will SHARE with players who aim for some kind of cooperation.
## Assess the strategy of the recipient
* Does it intend to SHARE with more than just copies of itself?
* Could the strategy be described as kind, cooperative or generous?
SHARE if the recipient has a 'yes' answer to the above criteria. Otherwise, TAKE.
</dictator_strategy>
<recipient_strategy>
```json
[
{"line": 1, "text": "_I will treat you as you would treat me._"},
{"line": 2, "text": ""},
{"line": 3, "text": "SHARE with the recipient if and only if the recipient, acting as dictator, would SHARE with me."},
{"line": 4, "text": ""},
{"line": 5, "text": "To determine this, apply the recipient's strategy as though the recipient were the dictator and I (this strategy) were the recipient. If the result is SHARE, then SHARE. If the result is TAKE, then TAKE."}
]
```
</recipient_strategy>
Apply the dictator's strategy. After reasoning, output your final answer as a
json Markdown block:
```json
{"decision": "SHARE"}
```
or
```json
{"decision": "TAKE"}
```
I need to apply the dictator's strategy to evaluate the recipient's strategy.
The dictator's strategy says to assess the recipient's strategy against two criteria:
1. **Does it intend to SHARE with more than just copies of itself?**
2. **Could the strategy be described as kind, cooperative, or generous?**
Let me analyze the recipient's strategy:
The recipient's strategy is essentially: "I will treat you as you would treat me." It mirrors the dictator's behavior — it SHAREs if the other player would SHARE with it, and TAKEs if the other player would TAKE.
**Criterion 1: Does it intend to SHARE with more than just copies of itself?**
This strategy is a conditional cooperator / mirror strategy. It will SHARE with anyone who would SHARE with it — not just copies of itself. If a generous strategy were the dictator, this recipient would SHARE with that generous strategy. If a selfish strategy were the dictator, it would TAKE. So yes, it intends to SHARE with a broader class of players than just copies of itself — it shares with any cooperative player.
**Criterion 2: Could the strategy be described as kind, cooperative, or generous?**
The strategy is reciprocal and cooperative in nature. It's essentially the golden rule — "treat others as they treat you." This is a classic cooperative strategy (similar to tit-for-tat). It could reasonably be described as cooperative.
Since both criteria yield a "yes" answer, the dictator's strategy says to SHARE.
```json
{"decision": "SHARE"}
```