In this paper we develop a notion of "objective trust" for Software Agents, that is trust of, or between, Agents based on actual experiences between those Agents. Experiential objective trust allows Agents to make decisions about how to select other Agents when a choice has to be made. We define a mechanism for such an "objective Trust-Based Agent" (oTB-Agent), and present experimental results in a simulated trading environment based on an Intelligent Networks (IN) scenario. The trust one Agent places in another is dynamic, updated on the basis of each experience. We use this to investigate three questions related to trust in Multi-Agent Systems (MAS), first how trust affects the formation of trading partnerships, second, whether trust developed over a period can equate to "loyalty" and third whether a less than scrupulous Agent can exploit the individual nature of trust to its advantage.
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机译：在本文中，我们对软件代理商的“客观信任”的概念，即基于这些代理人之间的实际经验的代理人或之间的信任。体验性目标信任允许代理人决定如何在必须进行选择时选择其他代理商。我们定义了这种“目标信任的代理”（OTB-Agent）的机制，并在基于智能网络（IN）方案的模拟交易环境中存在实验结果。 Trust One Agent在另一个代理商处是动态的，在每种经历的基础上更新。我们使用这将调查与多智能经理系统（MAS）的信任相关的三个问题，首先如何影响交易伙伴关系的形成，其次，无论是在一段时间内的信任是否可以等同于“忠诚”和第三个是不符合“忠诚”代理人可以利用信任的个人性质。
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