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BDI Models and Systems: Reducing the Gap

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Intelligent Agents V: Agents Theories, Architectures, and Languages (ATAL 1998)

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Beliefs-Desires-Intentions models (or BDI models) of agents have been around for quit a long time. The purpose of these models is to characterize agents using anthropomorphic notions, such as mental states and actions. However, despite the fact that many systems have been developed based on these models, it is a general concern that there is a gap between those powerful BDI logics and practical systems. The purpose of this paper is to present a BDI model that, besides being a formal model of agents, is also suitable to be used to implement agents. Instead of defining a new BDI logic or choosing an existing one, and extending it with an operational model, we define the notions of belief, desires and intentions using a logic formalismthat is both well-defined and computational.

Supported by project DIXIT/JNICT.

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  1. CPGCC/II, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Bloco IV, Campus do Vale, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

    Michael C. Mora, Jose G. Lopes & Helder Coelho

  2. CENTRIA/DI - Universidade Nova de Lisboa Quinta da Torre, 2825, Monte da Caparica, Portugal

    Jose G. Lopes

  3. II - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Prédio30, Av. Ipiranga, 6618, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

    Michael C. Mora & Rosa M. Viccariz

  4. DI/FCUL - Universidade de Lisboa Bloco C5 Piso 1, Campo Grande, 1700, Lisboa, Portugal

    Rosa M. Viccariz

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Mora, M.C., Lopes, J.G., Viccariz, R.M., Coelho, H. (1999). BDI Models and Systems: Reducing the Gap. In: Müller, J.P., Rao, A.S., Singh, M.P. (eds) Intelligent Agents V: Agents Theories, Architectures, and Languages. ATAL 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1555. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49057-4_2

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