Consider the prisoner's dilemma model where two criminals have two options (confess or deny), and each criminal must make their decision without speaking to the other criminal first. If they both confess they each get 3 years, if only one confesses then he gets 1 and his partner gets 10, and if neither confesses then they each get 0. They are in fact both guilty. In this game, the Nash equilibrium is where

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In the prisoner's dilemma, the Nash equilibrium occurs when both players choose to confess, as this is the strategy where neither player can benefit by unilaterally changing their decision.

Consider the Prisoner's Dilemma Model Where Two Criminals Have Two