文档介绍：Foundations of
Decision-Making Agents
Logic, Probability and Modality
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Foundations of
Decision-Making Agents
Logic, Probability and Modality
Subrata Das
World Scientific Imperial College Press
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FOUNDATIONS OF DECISION-MAKING AGENTS
Logic, Probability and Modality
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Preface
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems simulating human behavior are often called
intelligent agents. By definition, these intelligent agents exhibit some form of
human-like intelligence. For example, intelligent agents can learn from the
environment, make plans and decisions, react to the environment with
appropriate actions, express emotions, or revise beliefs. Intelligent agents
typically represent human cognitive states using und