Fig. 6
From: Optimal structure of groups under exposure to fake news
The progress of the optimization (a) and the optimal activity values for extreme cost values (b). a The best (green dots) and the average (red dots) fitness values as a function of the generation number. Saturating fitness curve indicates that the chromosomes in the last generations are optimal solutions for the original problem. b Optimal activity values for as a function of H for CComm=0 and CObs=1. According to our results, exposure to fake news calls forth intensified observation and weakened communication activity. Observation activities in optimized groups – independently of the level of fake news – increase as a function of H. In contrast to the observation activities (marked by filled circles), higher exposure to fake news makes intense communication counterproductive, marked by the blue ’x’ marks which stay around 0.6, despite the fact that no cost is associated to it