A Commitment-Based Approach to Agent Speech Acts and Conversations
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This paper presents the main elements of Albatross, an agent communication language whose definition is currently under development. The semantics of Albatross, based on the social notion of commitment, allows one to define speech act types in a neat and concise way. I describe the logical relationship between messages and speech acts; give sample definitions of declarative, assertive, commissive, and directive speech acts; discuss the relationship between speech acts, normative systems, and rational action; and suggest a way of dealing with agent conversations.
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