Abstract
In this paper we explore a model of a team of intelligent agents constructing a shared interpretation of the state of their environment. Each agent is modeled as a constraint satisfaction network of the Hopfield (1982) type.
We show that in a noisy environment communication intensity often has a non-monotonic effect on team interpretive accuracy. We also investigate how team communication can correct erroneous individual interpretations stored in agents’ memories — errors concerning what they know, not only what they perceive.
We also compare the effects of different communication structures, and show that communication structure matters only when agents are cognitively heterogeneous (each has a different repertoire of interpretations in his memory), while it has only a minor impact on team performance when agents are homogeneous.
We show that in a noisy environment communication intensity often has a non-monotonic effect on team interpretive accuracy. We also investigate how team communication can correct erroneous individual interpretations stored in agents’ memories — errors concerning what they know, not only what they perceive.
We also compare the effects of different communication structures, and show that communication structure matters only when agents are cognitively heterogeneous (each has a different repertoire of interpretations in his memory), while it has only a minor impact on team performance when agents are homogeneous.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Agent-Based Simulation: From Modeling Methodologies to Real-World Applications : Post-Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems 2004 |
| Editors | Takao Terano et al. |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Pages | 58-71 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-4-431-26592-4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-4-431-26925-0 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Third International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems - Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Duration: 27. May 2004 → 29. May 2004 Conference number: 3 |
Conference
| Conference | Third International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems |
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| Number | 3 |
| Location | Kyoto University |
| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Kyoto |
| Period | 27/05/2004 → 29/05/2004 |
| Series | Agent-Based Social Systems |
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| ISSN | 1861-0803 |