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Computer based simulation of societies is again a growing research area [Gilbert and Doran 1994; Gilbert and Conte 1995], with the use of distributed AI techniques a particularly promising and exciting recent development. However, given the convergence of research traditions involved, it is not easy to achieve a clear overview of the potential pitfalls and prospects. In what follows I shall attempt such an overview, making brief illustrative reference to ongoing work at the University of Essex.
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Doran, J. (1996). Simulating Societies using Distributed Artificial Intelligence. In: Troitzsch, K.G., Mueller, U., Gilbert, G.N., Doran, J.E. (eds) Social Science Microsimulation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03261-9_17
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