We introduce the Consensual N-Player Prisoner’s Dilemma as a large-scale dilemma. We then present a framework for cooperative consensus formation in large-scale MAS under the N-P...
This paper is concerned with argumentation-based dialogues between agents. Much work in this area has been based upon an influential taxonomy of dialogue types developed by Walto...
Abstract. A strong research emphasis is being given towards regulating interoperable multi-agent environments through norms and institutions. We are concerned with environments in ...
—Recently, game theory has been proposed as a tool for cooperative control. Specifically, the interactions of a multiagent distributed system are modeled as a non-cooperative ga...
Users of complex applications need advice, assistance, and feedback while they work. We are experimenting with “adjunct” user agents that are aware of the history of interacti...
Robert G. Farrell, Peter G. Fairweather, Eric Brei...