Abstract:
A bargaining agent exchanges proposals, supported by claims, with
an opponent. Each proposal and claim exchanged reveals valuable information
about the sender's position. A negotiation may break down if an agent believes
that its opponent is not playing fairly. The agent aims to give the impression
of fair play by responding with comparable information revelation whilst playing
strategically to influence its opponent's preferences with claims. The agent makes
no assumptions about the internals of its opponent, including her motivations,
logic, and whether she is conscious of a utility function. It focusses only on the
information in the signals that it receives. It uses maximum entropy probabilistic
reasoning to estimate unknown values in probability distributions including the
probability that its opponent will accept any deal.
