Collective Intentions (2001)
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@MISC{Dunin-keplicz01collectiveintentions,
author = {B. Dunin-keplicz and L. C. Verbrugge and Barbara Dunin-keplicz and Rineke Verbrugge},
title = {Collective Intentions},
year = {2001}
}
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Abstract
In this paper the notion of collective intention in groups of agents involved in cooperative problem solving #CPS# in multiagent systems #MAS# is investigated. Starting from individual intentions, goals, and beliefs,we arrive to an understanding of a collectiveintention in a group of agents. The presented de#nitions are rather strong, in particular a collectiveintention includes that all members intend for all others to share that intention. In this situation, a group of agents is created on the basis of a collectiveintention, and exists as long as this attitude between team members exist, after which the group may disintegrate. For this reason it is crucial that a collectiveintention within a group lasts long enough. Together with individual and collective knowledge and belief, a collectiveintention constitutes a basis for preparing a plan, re#ected in the strongest collective motivational attitude, i.e., in collective commitment, de#ned elsewhere. Collectiveintentions ...
