Deals Among Rational Agents,

Abstract

A formal framework is presented that models communication and promises in multi-agent interactions. This framework generalizes previous work on cooperation without communication, and shows the ability of communication to resolve conflicts among agents having disparate goals. Using a deal-making mechanism, agents are able to coordinate and cooperate more easily than in the communication-free model. In addition, there are certain types of interactions where communication makes possible mutually beneficial activity that is otherwise impossible to coordinate. Additional keywords: artificial intelligence; game theory; theorems; mathematical models. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157960

Entities

People

  • J. S. Rosenschein
  • M. R. Genesereth

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Cooperation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Game Theory
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Literature
  • Notation
  • Space Stations
  • Theorems

Fields of Study

  • Economics
  • Education

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML