Affiliations: Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, st. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
Correspondence:
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Corresponding auhtor. Marcin Maleszka, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wroclaw University of
Science and Technology st. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland. E-mail: marcin.maleszka@pwr.edu.pl.
Abstract: In this paper we present an extended model of an unsupervised collective, that is a group where each member communicates with others to form opinions, instead of a single supervisor determining the overall collective knowledge. We describe the social influence theories that are the basis of the proposed model, and how they translate to a multi-agent model of the collective. We define two measures of social influence that are formalizations of concepts presented in sociological research. We perform a simulation experiment, where we observe the behavior of the collective in relation to those measures. Finally, we present a road-map of future improvements possible in the model, working towards a real world test of its feasibility.
Keywords: Unsupervised collective, collective knowledge, social influence, knowledge
diffusion
