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Friday, February 13, 2026

Common Agent Theory – Some Potential Principles and Definitions

My hope is that a common theory of agents will develop over time, with contributions by many different researchers, in the same way that theories in any scientific research area grow and improve over time. Even if not framed explicitly in agentic terms, I would argue that cognitive science has been working on developing... More

Saturday, July 6, 2024

Models as Games, Games as Programs

After a lengthy hiatus, I'm pleased to say that the HED project is active once again. Work has been going on to a small extent since the last blog post in 2021, with a focus on developing a general strategy for creating multi-agent models with descriptions or specifications that are separate from the technologies... More

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

The Conceptual System Modelling Framework

Introduction It’s pretty widely recognized in the scientific community that computer models, or what I prefer to call programmatic models, have a number of issues that need to be addressed before this type of model can be taken seriously as a research tool. Some of these issues seem philosophical at first, but I suggest... More

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Some Further Thoughts on the Utility of Computer Models

As noted in my previous essay (Declarative and Imperative Models – Some Precursor Thoughts), as Ken and I work on our model of exploitation in human systems, I've been confronted with questions relating to how best to develop and present both this particular model and also computer models more generally. How can we present... More

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Declarative and Imperative Models – Some Precusor Throughts

(Please note - this is a draft essay, and may be updated) In working with Ken Webb on our model of the dynamics of exploitation, we've recently been discussing the best way in which to present the model we've developed to other researchers. One of our goals on this front is for the model... More

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