Digital Ecology: Coexistence and Domination among Interacting Networks

Kleineberg, Kaj-Kolja; Boguñá, Marián

doi:10.1038/srep10268

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“…Here we are interested in how the topology of two networks and the correlations between layers can influence the distribution of the states among the nodes. Previously, it was shown that the relation between the layers in a real multiplex can be characterized by geometric correlations in hidden metric spaces underlying each layer of the system [34][35][36]. There are two kinds of correlations: popularity correlations, which are correlations between the degrees the nodes have in the two layers, and similarity correlations, which control the probability of the links overlapping between layers.…”

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“…This framework allows for a more realistic approach in the study of the interaction of individuals, which can communicate through different types of channel. Multiplex networks have been used to analyze public transportation systems [23,24], the spreading of awareness and infection [25,26], the dynamics of ecological populations [27,28], cultural dynamics [29] and the evolution of social networks [17,30].…”

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Opinion competition dynamics on multiplex networks

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Multilayer and multiplex networks represent a good proxy for the description of social phenomena where social structure is important and can have different origins. Here, we propose a model of opinion competition where individuals are organized according to two different structures in two layers. Agents exchange opinions according to the Abrams-Strogatz model in each layer separately and opinions can be copied across layers by the same individual. In each layer a different opinion is dominant, so each layer has a different absorbing state. Consensus in one opinion is not the only possible stable solution because of the interaction between the two layers. A new mean field solution has been found where both opinions coexist. In a finite system there is a long transient time for the dynamical coexistence of both opinions. However, the system ends in a consensus state due to finite size effects. We analyze sparse topologies in the two layers and the existence of positive correlations between them, which enables the coexistence of inter-layer groups of agents sharing the same opinion.

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“…where ρ a i denotes the fraction of active users in network i, λ is the total virality mentioned earlier, and k denotes 7 In the framework of [10], these equations are the result of taking the limit of ν → ∞, where ν describes the ratio between the rate at which the viral spreading and the influence of mass media occur. As shown in [10], taking this limit has no impact on the stability of the system.…”

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“…As shown in [10], taking this limit has no impact on the stability of the system. the mean degree of the network, i.e.…”

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A 'Social Bitcoin' Could Sustain a Democratic Digital World

Kleineberg

Helbing

2016

SSRN Journal

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A multidimensional financial system could provide benefits for individuals, companies, and states. Instead of top-down control, which is destined to eventually fail in a hyperconnected world, a bottom-up creation of value can unleash creative potential and drive innovations. Multiple currency dimensions can represent different externalities and thus enable the design of incentives and feedback mechanisms that foster the ability of complex dynamical systems to self-organize and lead to a more resilient society and sustainable economy. Modern information and communication technologies play a crucial role in this process, as Web 2.0 and online social networks promote cooperation and collaboration on unprecedented scales. Within this contribution, we discuss how one dimension of a multidimensional currency system could represent socio-digital capital (Social Bitcoins) that can be generated in a bottom-up way by individuals who perform search and navigation tasks in a future version of the digital world. The incentive to mine Social Bitcoins could sustain digital diversity, which mitigates the risk of totalitarian control by powerful monopolies of information and can create new business opportunities needed in times where a large fraction of current jobs is estimated to disappear due to computerisation.

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“…As we explain in Sec. III C, the loss of diversity in the digital world can lead to a systematic and irreversible collapse of the digital ecosystem [10,11], akin to the loss of biodiversity in the physical ecosystem. Such a collapse can have dramatic consequences for the freedom of information and eventually for the freedom of society.…”

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A “Social Bitcoin” could sustain a democratic digital world

Kleineberg

Helbing

2016

Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top.

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Abstract. A multidimensional financial system could provide benefits for individuals, companies, and states. Instead of top-down control, which is destined to eventually fail in a hyperconnected world, a bottom-up creation of value can unleash creative potential and drive innovations. Multiple currency dimensions can represent different externalities and thus enable the design of incentives and feedback mechanisms that foster the ability of complex dynamical systems to self-organize and lead to a more resilient society and sustainable economy. Modern information and communication technologies play a crucial role in this process, as Web 2.0 and online social networks promote cooperation and collaboration on unprecedented scales. Within this contribution, we discuss how one dimension of a multidimensional currency system could represent socio-digital capital (Social Bitcoins) that can be generated in a bottom-up way by individuals who perform search and navigation tasks in a future version of the digital world. The incentive to mine Social Bitcoins could sustain digital diversity, which mitigates the risk of totalitarian control by powerful monopolies of information and can create new business opportunities needed in times where a large fraction of current jobs is estimated to disappear due to computerisation.

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Digital Ecology: Coexistence and Domination among Interacting Networks

Cited by 16 publications

References 35 publications

Opinion competition dynamics on multiplex networks

Opinion competition dynamics on multiplex networks

A 'Social Bitcoin' Could Sustain a Democratic Digital World

A “Social Bitcoin” could sustain a democratic digital world

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