Agent State

An Agent State is a system state that characterizes the current state of an agent.

• AKA: Actor State, Entity State, Agent Condition.
• Context:
  • It can represent an agent's capability through state assessment.
  • It can control an agent's behavior through state rules.
  • It can define an agent's interaction through state requirements.
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  • It can often change through agent state transitions.
  • It can often determine agent permissions.
  • It can often combine with other agent states.
  • It can often restrict agent actions.
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  • It can range from being a Temporary State to being a Permanent State, depending on its duration.
  • It can range from being a Simple State to being a Complex State, depending on its composition.
  • It can range from being a Discrete State to being a Continuous State, depending on its value type.
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  • It can have state verification through assessment.
  • It can have state maintenance through control.
  • It can have state transition through event.
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• Examples:
  • Agent State Categories, such as:
    • Individual Agent States, such as:
      • Organic Agent States, such as:
        • Human Agent State for cognitive processing.
        • Animal Agent State for behavioral control.
      • Artificial Agent States, such as:
        • AI System State for operational mode.
        • Robot Agent State for functional status.
    • Collective Agent States, such as:
      • Organization States, such as:
        • Corporate Agent State for business operation.
        • Institution Agent State for service delivery.
      • Group Agent States, such as:
        • Team Operation State for collaboration mode.
        • Community State for participation status.
  • Agent State Dimensions, such as:
    • Internal Agent States, such as:
      • Agent Cognitive State for mental process.
      • Agent Operation State for execution status.
    • External Agent States, such as:
      • Agent Administrative State for system permission.
      • Agent Role State for function assignment.
  • Agent State Relationships, such as:
    • Agent Interaction States, such as:
      • Agent Communication State for message exchange.
      • Agent Permission State for access control.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • System State, which represents overall system condition rather than agent condition.
  • Process State, which tracks process execution rather than agent condition.
  • Resource State, which describes resource status rather than agent condition.
• See: Agent, State, Agent Type, State Type, System State.

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