Formalising Trust as a Computational Concept

Summary

The thesis presents a testbed populated by simple trusting agents which substantiates the utility of the formalism and provides a step in the direction of a proper understanding and definition of human trust.

Keywords

Formalism (music), Judgement, Computer science, Testbed, Imperfect

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