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Around the architectural agent approach to model conversations

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From Reaction to Cognition (MAAMAW 1993)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 957))

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Modelling conversations is a rather complex task, constrained by several non-isolated issues and existing within and across different scientific disciplines. In the present paper we propose to cut through this reality, observing how the functional side interacts with the structural side. Our main thesis rests upon the idea that the architecture of the agents is a prerequisite for understanding the structure of intelligence in conversations and that conversations are based upon intentional action. Also, we believe that some mental states (e.g. belief, desire, intention and expectation) are due to be in the kernel of the agent model, in order to structure its architecture. They strongly influence the interactional capability of any agent. So, any structure of interactions among agents is built by relating the key notions of agent, conversational context and conversational patterns to the mental states of the agents.

These ideas are currently under implementation and validation. A brief outlook of this direction of research and experimentation is shown at the end of this paper.

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    Milton CorrĂȘa & Helder Coelho

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CorrĂȘa, M., Coelho, H. (1995). Around the architectural agent approach to model conversations. In: Castelfranchi, C., MĂŒller, JP. (eds) From Reaction to Cognition. MAAMAW 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 957. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0027063

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