Towards an Argument Interchange Format for Multi-Agent Systems

Abstract

Abstract. This document describes a strawman specification for an Argument Interchange Format (AIF) that might be used for data exchange between Argumentation tools or communication in Multi-Agent Systems (MAS). The document started life as a skeleton for contributions from participants in the Technical Forum Group meeting in Budapest in September 2005, receiving also input from third parties. The results were subsequentely improved and added to by online discussion to form a more substantial. In its current form, this document is intended to be a strawman model which serves as a point of discussion for the community rather than an attempt at a definitive, all encompassing model. The hope is that it could provide a useful input to ArgMAS discussion in paricular on the utility of common Argumentation Interchange Formats, what form they might take and a potential research / development agenda to help realise them. 1