Abstract:
A negotiation 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 brake 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. It uses
maximum entropy probabilistic reasoning to estimate unknown values in
probability distributions including the probability that its opponent will accept
any deal.
