Ants don't have friends: thoughts on socially intelligent agents

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Abstract

The question what is an agent? has been under dis cussion for many years. However, a consensus exists that the term 'agent' only makes sense in a multi-agent context - namely if there are at least two agents and assuming interaction and or communication between the agents. Agent research is generally done fairly independently in dfferent research areas, separated by the nature of the agents - natural or articial. This paper presents some thoughts on agency and sociality. Social intelligence is studied in the context of human style forms of social behaviour. Issues like embodiment, believability, rationality, social understanding,and different levels of social organisation and control are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSocially intelligent agents: papers from the AAAI Fall Symposium
PublisherAAAI
Pages22-27
Volume97
ISBN (Print)978-1-57735-039-2
Publication statusPublished - 1997

Publication series

NameAAAI Fall Symposium Technical Reports
PublisherAAAI
Number02
Volume97

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