Model of the Influence of External Signals on the Trust of the Agent in Multi Agent System

Frédérique Lalieu (Complex Cyber Infrastructure, Informatics Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam), Tomasz Zurek (Complex Cyber Infrastructure, Informatics Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam), Tom van Engers (University of Amsterdam & TNO / Leibniz Institute)

Abstract

We introduce and discuss the mechanism of the influence of external signals on the perception of benevolence, one of the components of trust of an agent in a MAS. The model presented in this paper is illustrated by a simulation experiment.