A static theory of promises

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Authors
Publication date 2008
Number of pages 14
Publisher Ithaca, NY: ArXiv
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Informatics Institute (IVI)
Abstract We discuss for the concept of promises within a framework that can be applied to either humans or technology. We compare promises to the more established notion of obligations and find promises to be both simpler and more effective at reducing uncertainty in behavioural outcomes.
Document type Report
Published at http://arxiv.org/abs/0810.3294
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