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arXiv:2404.00732 (cs)
[Submitted on 31 Mar 2024 (v1), last revised 2 Apr 2024 (this
version, v2)]

Title:An Abundance of Katherines: The Game Theory of Baby Naming

Authors:Katy Blumer, Kate Donahue, Katie Fritz, Kate Ivanovich,
Katherine Lee, Katie Luo, Cathy Meng, Katie Van Koevering
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    Abstract:In this paper, we study the highly competitive arena of
    baby naming. Through making several Extremely Reasonable
    Assumptions (namely, that parents are myopic, perfectly
    knowledgeable agents who pick a name based solely on its
    uniquness), we create a model which is not only tractable and
    clean, but also perfectly captures the real world. We then extend
    our investigation with numerical experiments, as well as analysis
    of large language model tools. We conclude by discussing avenues
    for future research.

Comments: Accepted at SIGBOVIK 2024
Subjects: Computer Science and Game Theory (cs.GT); Computers and
          Society (cs.CY)
Cite as:  arXiv:2404.00732 [cs.GT]
          (or arXiv:2404.00732v2 [cs.GT] for this version)
          https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2404.00732
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From: Kate Donahue [view email]
[v1] Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:20:58 UTC (1,840 KB)
[v2] Tue, 2 Apr 2024 02:45:41 UTC (1,840 KB)
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