Simulative Inference in a Computational Model of Belief
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چکیده
We propose a semantics for belief in which the derivation of new beliefs from old ones is modeled as a computational process. Using this model, we characterize conditions under which it is appropriate to reason about other agents by simulating their inference processes with one’s own. This work was supported in part by ARPA grant F30602-95-1-0025 and NSF grant IRI-9503312. Rajesh Rao contributed several useful ideas in a 1992 term paper and subsequent discussions with LKS.
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