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Intention Recognition, Commitment and Their Roles in the Evolution of Cooperation

From Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Evolutionary Game Theory Models

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  • A unique self-contained excursion that reveals to the readers the roles of two basic cognitive abilities, i.e. intention recognition and arranging commitments, in the evolution of cooperative behavior
  • Proposes a novel intention recognition method together with a new framework for intention-based decision-making
  • Develops an original and coherent interdisciplinary approach that incorporates techniques and concepts of computer science and artificial intelligence together with those of evolutionary psychology and evolutionary game theory

Part of the book series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics (SAPERE, volume 9)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-20
  2. Introduction

    • The Anh Han
    Pages 1-10
  3. Intention Recognition Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-15
    2. Incremental Intention Recognition

      • The Anh Han
      Pages 17-34
    3. Context-Dependent Intention Recognition

      • The Anh Han
      Pages 35-54
  4. Intention Recognition, Commitment, and the Evolution of Cooperation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-81
    2. Conclusions and Future Work

      • The Anh Han
      Pages 133-140
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 141-167

About this book

This original and timely monograph describes a unique self-contained excursion that reveals to the readers the roles of two basic cognitive abilities, i.e. intention recognition and arranging commitments, in the evolution of cooperative behavior. This book analyses intention recognition, an important ability that helps agents predict others’ behavior, in its artificial intelligence and evolutionary computational modeling aspects, and proposes a novel intention recognition method. Furthermore, the book presents a new framework for intention-based decision making and illustrates several ways in which an ability to recognize intentions of others can enhance a decision making process. By employing the new intention recognition method and the tools of evolutionary game theory, this book introduces computational models demonstrating that intention recognition promotes the emergence of cooperation within populations of self-regarding agents. Finally, the book describes how commitment provides a pathway to the evolution of cooperative behavior, and how it further empowers intention recognition, thereby leading to a combined improved strategy.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Artificial Intelligence Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

    The Anh Han

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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