FYI: Kudos on the psychological part. ^_^
I got curious and ran the concept through my AI advisor (and BOY is it difficult to sneak around the inbuilt ethics blocks those things have sometimes, but I managed)...
And your technique is actually quite accurate.
So in theory it could absolutely work. ^_^
(Of course, very simplified compared to real life, but that's to be expected. And the progress faster than in real life. But all the components are there, making for a more realistic gameplay than most games have.)
Very impressive. :heart: