General MAS concepts Flashcards
Describe an agent
An agent is a computer system situated in an environment, capable of autonomous action in said environment in order to meet its delegated objectives.
- Wooldrige & Jennings 1995
- Only requirement is autonomy
- Reactive agents have emergent behavior, based on Swarm Intelligence
- Proactive agents have social interaction, based on Game Theory
What is a multi agent system?
A multi agent system is system comprised of multiple agents interacting
- it is an appropriate software paradigm for modeling and building complex distributed systems
- it is a natural metafor for artificial social systems
How would you describe Swarm Intelligence
Swarm intelligence is the emergent collective intelligence of groups of simple agents, typically based on the social insect metafor.
Emphasis on
- Distributedness
- Autonomy
- Emergence
- Stigmergy
- Self-organization
What is stigmergy?
Stigmergy is indirect interaction. Individuals interact indirectly when one manipulates the environment and another reacts to those changes.
- Indirect communication through environment
- Like ants using pheromones for trails
What do we mean by emergence in Swarm intelligence?
Emergence is the complex and intelligent behavior arising from simple agents interacting.
