Cristiano Castelfranchi

TL;DR: In this article, a model of unknown functions impinging on intentional actions through a high level form of reinforcement learning is proposed, which accounts for both eu-functions and dysfunctions, autonomous and heteronomous functions.

TL;DR: A cognitive analysis of emotions is referred to and integrated in this more general RDT, which has to be based on a cognitive architecture for reason-based agents, acting on the basis of their beliefs in order to achieve their goals.

Abstract: We will examine in this paper three crucial aspects of trust dynamics: a) How A's trusting B and relying on it in situation Ω can actually (objectively) influnce B's trustworthiness within Ω. Either trust is a self-fulfilling prophecy that modifies the probability of the predicted event; or it is a self-defeating strategy by negatively influencing the events. And also how A can be aware of and take into account the effect of its own decision in the very moment of that decision. b) How trust creates a reciprocal trust, and distrust elicits distrust; but also vice versa: how A's trust in B could induce lack of trust or distrust in B towards A, while A's diffidence can make B more trustful in A. And also how A can be aware of and take into account this effect of its own decision in the very moment of that decision. c) How diffuse trust diffuses trust (trust atmosphere), that is how A's trusting B can influence C trusting B or D, and so on. Those phenomena are very crucial in human societies (market, groups, states), however we claim that they are also very fundamental in computer mediated organizations, interactions (like Electronic Commerce), cooperation (Computer Supported Cooperative Work), etc. and even in Multi-Agent Systems with autonomous agents.

TL;DR: This report is the result of a panel discussion at the Second UK Workshop on Foundations of Multi-Agent Systems (FOMAS'97), where all members of the panel are authors.

TL;DR: In this article, a socio-cognitive analysis of trust is presented, where trust is conceived as a crucial attitude useful for delegating or not a specific task, and it is strongly based on specific beliefs, and on different cognitive ingredients.