Intention reconciliation by collaborative agents

D. G. Sullivan; B. J. Grosz; S. Kraus

doi:10.1109/icmas.2000.858466

Intention reconciliation by collaborative agents

D. G. Sullivan, B. J. Grosz, S. Kraus

Department of Mathematics

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Abstract

Research on resource-bounded agents has established that rational agents need to be able to revise their commitments in the light of new opportunities. In the context of collaborative activities, rational agents must be able to reconcile their intentions to do team-related actions with other conflicting intentions. The SPIRE experimental system allows the process of intention reconciliation in team contexts to be simulated and studied. Prior work with SPIRE examined the effect of team norms, environmental factors, and agent utility functions on individual and group outcomes for homogeneous groups of agents. This paper extends these results to situations involving heterogeneous groups in which agents use different utility functions. The paper provides new illustrations of the ways in which SPIRE can reveal unpredicted interactions among the variables involved, and it suggests preliminary principles for designers of collaborative agents.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	293-300
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	0769506259, 9780769506258
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/icmas.2000.858466
State	Published - 2000
Event	4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000 - Boston, United States Duration: 10 Jul 2000 → 12 Jul 2000

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Name	Proceedings - 4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000

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Conference	4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	10/07/00 → 12/07/00

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© 2000 IEEE.

Funding

This research was supported by National Science Foundation grants IIS-9978343, IRI-95-25915, CDA-94-01024, and IIS-9907482. Alyssa Glass and Michael Epstein helped to develop the SPIRE system.

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National Science Foundation	IIS-9978343, IRI-95-25915, CDA-94-01024, IIS-9907482

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Sullivan, D. G., Grosz, B. J., & Kraus, S. (2000). Intention reconciliation by collaborative agents. In Proceedings - 4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000 (pp. 293-300). Article 858466 (Proceedings - 4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/icmas.2000.858466

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Sullivan, DG, Grosz, BJ & Kraus, S 2000, Intention reconciliation by collaborative agents. in Proceedings - 4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000., 858466, Proceedings - 4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 293-300, 4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000, Boston, United States, 10/07/00. https://doi.org/10.1109/icmas.2000.858466

Intention reconciliation by collaborative agents. / Sullivan, D. G.; Grosz, B. J.; Kraus, S.
Proceedings - 4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2000. p. 293-300 858466 (Proceedings - 4th International Conference on MultiAgent Systems, ICMAS 2000).

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