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(Ir)rationality in AI: State of the Art, Research Challenges and Open Questions

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Author

Olivia Macmillan-Scott, Mirco Musolesi

Outline

This paper explores the concept of rationality, a central concept in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Both attempts to simulate human reasoning and achieve bounded optimality aim to make artificial agents as rational as possible. However, there is no unified definition of what constitutes a rational agent within AI. This paper examines rationality and irrationality in AI and addresses some of the unresolved issues in this field. Specifically, it examines how understandings of rationality in economics, philosophy, and psychology have influenced the concept of rationality within AI. Focusing on the behavior of artificial agents, it examines irrational behaviors that may be optimal in specific scenarios. While several methods have been developed to identify and interact with irrational agents, research in this area remains limited. Methods developed for adversarial scenarios can be applied to interactions with artificial agents. It also discusses the role of rationality in human-AI interactions, highlighting the many remaining questions related to the potential irrational behavior of both humans and artificial agents.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways: This paper presents various perspectives and approaches to rationality in the field of AI, demonstrating the potential application of research findings from other fields, such as economics, philosophy, and psychology, to AI research. It emphasizes the need to understand irrational agents and research methods for interacting with them. It also suggests the potential application of methods developed in adversarial scenarios to interactions with artificial agents.
Limitations: There is no unified definition of rationality in AI, and research on how to deal with irrational agents remains limited. Further research is needed on rationality and irrationality in interactions between humans and artificial agents. This paper focuses primarily on conceptual discussions, with limited empirical research findings.
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