How can we characterize consensus in a network of agents?

A schematic Belief Flow Network: agents exchange beliefs along directed influence links, and the research asks which final consensus beliefs can emerge. Imagine a set of artificial agents, expert systems, or decision-makers, each beginning with their own “beliefs” about a shared situation. For example, one transport agent may believe that there is a train strike, […]

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