Towards a social level characterisation of socially responsible agents
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Jennings, NR
Campos, JR
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A high-level framework for analysing and designing intelligent agents is presented. The frameworks key abstraction mechanism is a new computer level called the social level. The social level sits immediately above the knowledge level, as defined by Allen Newell, and is concerned with the inherently social aspects of multiple-agent systems. To illustrate the working of this framework, an important new class of agent is identified and then specified. Socially responsible agents retain their local autonomy but still draw from, and supply resources to, the larger community. Through empirical evaluation, it is shown that such agents produce both good system-wide performance and good individual performance. © IEE, 1997.
Date Issued
1997-02-01
Date Acceptance
1997-02-01
Citation
IEE Proceedings on Software Engineering, 1997, 144 (1), pp.11-25
ISSN
1364-5080
Publisher
IEE
Start Page
11
End Page
25
Journal / Book Title
IEE Proceedings on Software Engineering
Volume
144
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© IEE 1997
Subjects
0803 Computer Software
0906 Electrical And Electronic Engineering
Publication Status
Published