Autonomous agents with norms

Author: Dignum F.

Source: Artificial Intelligence and Law, Volume 7, Number 1, March 1999 , pp. 69-79(11)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

In this paper we present some concepts and their relations that are necessary for modeling autonomous agents in an environment that is governed by some (social) norms. We divide the norms over three levels: the private level the contract level and the convention level. We show how deontic logic can be used to model the concepts and how the theory of speech acts can be used to model the generation of (some of) the norms. Finally we give some idea about an agent architecture incorporating the social norms based on a BDI framework.

Keywords: agent society; norms; contracts; speech acts

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Fac. of Maths. & Comp. Sc., Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands E-mail: dignum@win.tue.nl

Publication date: 1999-03-01