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We propose a context-sensitive deliberation framework where the decision context does not deliver an action straight away, but where rather the decision context and agent characteristics influence the type of deliberation and type of information evaluated which will affect the final decision. The framework is based on the Contextual Action Framework for Computational Agents (CAFCA). Our framework also tailors the deliberation type used to the decision context the agent finds itself in, starting from the least cognitive taxing deliberation types unless the context requires more complex deliberation types. As a proof-of-concept the paper shows how context and information relevance can be used to conceptually expand the deliberation system of an agent.
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Jensen, M., Verhagen, H., Vanhée, L., Dignum, F. (2022). Towards Efficient Context-Sensitive Deliberation. In: Czupryna, M., Kamiński, B. (eds) Advances in Social Simulation. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92843-8_31
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