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Summary of Distributed Online Life-long Learning (dol3) For Multi-agent Trust and Reputation Assessment in E-commerce, by Hariprasauth Ramamoorthy et al.


Distributed Online Life-Long Learning (DOL3) for Multi-agent Trust and Reputation Assessment in E-commerce

by Hariprasauth Ramamoorthy, Shubhankar Gupta, Suresh Sundaram

First submitted to arxiv on: 21 Oct 2024

Categories

  • Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
  • Secondary: Multiagent Systems (cs.MA)

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The paper proposes a novel Distributed Online Life-Long Learning (DOL3) algorithm for trust and reputation assessment in non-stationary environments, where service providers interact with consumers. The goal is to rapidly and continually assess the trustworthiness of provider agents in e-commerce settings. The algorithm involves real-time learning and fusion of trust scores among observer agents in a communication network. Experimental results show that DOL3 outperforms traditional methods, effectively handling volatility in such environments.
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In this paper, scientists developed a new way to measure how trustworthy service providers are in online marketplaces. They wanted to figure out how to quickly and continuously update the trustworthiness of these providers based on their past actions. The team created an algorithm that helps agents learn from each other and combine their opinions about which providers can be trusted. This new approach worked better than previous methods in 90% of cases, making it a useful tool for maintaining fair and reliable online interactions.

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