Practical Issues in Detecting Broken Social Commitments

• Published in: Agent Communication II pp. 124 - 135
• Main Authors: Heard, Jason, Kremer, Rob
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Casa Agent; Multiagent System; Norm Violation; Social Commitment; Social Norm

An open system should admit agents from many sources and these agents may have conflicting goals. Therefore, some actions that an agent would like to perform could be detrimental to other agents. Such actions can be either acceptable or unacceptable within a given system. Social norms define what ac...