We adopt the decision-theoretic principle of expected utility maximization as a paradigm for designing autonomous rational agents, and present a framework that uses this paradigm t...
The main goal of a persuasion dialogue is to persuade, but agents may have a number of additional goals concerning the dialogue duration, how much and what information is shared o...
Thomas L. van der Weide, Frank Dignum, John-Jules ...
A key problem in text summarization is finding a salience function which determines what information in the source should be included in the summary. This paper describes the use ...
Abstract. In many settings, bidding agents for auctions do not know their preferences a priori. Instead, they must actively determine them through deliberation (e.g., information p...
As online markets for the exchange of goods and services become more common, the study of markets composed at least in part of autonomous agents has taken on increasing importance...
Christopher H. Brooks, Robert S. Gazzale, Rajarshi...