Toward a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Model of Agent Behavior

This paper explores the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as the basis for defining the personality of an agent. The MBTI is a well-known psychological theory of human personality. In the MBTI model, four axes are defined to explain how humans perceive their environment, how they interact with others and how they make decisions based on these traits. The work described here presents a preliminary model of agent behavior in which two of the axes are implemented, combining to reflect four distinct agent personality types. Experimental results are shown in which agents of each personality type perform tasks in a simulated world and produce very different results, distinct for and characteristic of each personality type.