5. Deliberative agents

Question 1

Intentional stance
Develop agent behaviors
in terms of \_\_\_
(beliefs, desires, wishes,
hopes, …)

Answer 1

Mental states

Question 2

Intentional stance is useful to model:
1- ___ systems
2- Systems whose structure is ___ known

Answer 2

1- Complex

2- Incompletely

Question 3

Practical Reasoning = ___ + ___

Answer 3

Deliberation

Means-Ends Reasoning

Question 4

Deliberation

Deciding what state of ___ an agent wants to ___ from (possibly conflicting) ___

Answer 4

Affairs
Achieve
Desires

Question 5

Means-Ends Reasoning

Deciding ___ an agent wants to achieve its states of ___

Answer 5

How

Affairs

Question 6

BDI model:
1- B__
2- D__
3- I__

Answer 6

Beliefs
Desires
Intentions

Question 7

Beliefs

Information about the ___, ___, and ___

Answer 7

Environment
Other agents
Itself

Question 8

Desires

Desires/goals are ___ to achieve

Answer 8

State of affairs

Question 9

Intentions

___ to achieving particular goals

Answer 9

Commitments

Question 10

Intentions are stronger than ___. They drive ___

Answer 10

Desires

Means-ends reasoning

Question 11

Intentions properties
1- ___ - not giving up without good reason
2- ___ - not entertain options that are inconsistent
3- ___ - closely related to beliefs about the future

Answer 11

Persistence
Constrain future deliberations
Influence beliefs

Question 12

Model deliberation in agents:
1- Update beliefs with sensory __ and previous ___
2- Use beliefs and existing intentions to generate ___
3- Choose between competing ___ and commit to their ___

Answer 12

1- Input / Belief
2- Desires
3- Alternatives / Achievement

Question 13

Blind commitment

Maintains an intention until it believes the intention has been ___

Answer 13

Achieved

Question 14

Single-minded commitment
Maintains an intention until it believes that either:
- the intention has been ___
- is no longer __ to achieve

Answer 14

Achieved

Possible

Question 15

Open-minded commitment
Maintains an intention as long as:
- it has not been ___
- it is still ___

Answer 15

Achieved

Desired

Question 16

Bold agent
An agent that does not stop to ___ its ___ will continue to pursue them even if there is no longer any reason to ___ them

Answer 16

Reconsider
Intentions
Achieve

Question 17

Cautious agent

An agent constantly ___ its ___ may spend ___ time actually working to achieve them

Answer 17

Reconsidering
Intentions
Insufficient

Question 18

The higher the rate of world ___, the higher the frequency with which an agent should ___ its intentions

Answer 18

Change

Reconsider

Question 19

Sub-components of overall BDI control flow
1- \_\_\_ function
2- \_\_\_ options
3- \_\_\_ function
4- \_\_\_ function
5- \_\_\_ execution

Answer 19

1- Belief revision
2- Generate 
3- Filtering 
4- Planning 
5- Action