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U 1
U 2
U 3
U 4
U n
U n+1
z= trustworthiness(Y
)
0
z
1
Decision
Scenario
Weak Delegation
X
Y
Trustworthiness (Y ) = z +
with
positive, negative or nil
Figure 6.5 Potential Influence of the Weak-Delegation on the Decision Scenario. (Reproduced with
kind permission of Springer Science+Business Media C
2001)
The expression S-Delegates(X Y
τ
) represents the following necessary mental ingredients:
a ) The achievement of
is a goal of X .
b ) X believes that there exists another agent Y that has the power of achieving
τ
τ
.
c ) X does not believe that Y will achieve
τ
by itself (without any intervention of X ).
d ) X believes that if X realizes an action
α
there will be this result: Y will intend
τ
as the consequence of the fact that Y adopts X's goal that Y would intend
τ
(in
other words, Y will be socially committed with X ).
e ) Xprefers to achieve
τ
through Y .
f ) X intends to do
α relativized to ( d ).
g ) The achievement of
through Y is the goal of X .
h ) X has the goal ( relativized to ( g )) of not achieving
τ
τ
by itself.
We consider ( a , b , c , d and e ) what the agent X viewsasa' Potential for relying on 'the
agent Y ; and ( f , g and h ) what X views as the ' Decision to rely on ' Y .
In this case we have: MBel(X Y S-Delegates(X Y
τ
))
 
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