AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 7h ago5/10
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The Theory of Mind Utility: Formal Specification of a Mentalizing Mechanism
Researchers introduce Theory of Mind Utility (ToM-U), a formal computational framework for modeling how agents infer others' beliefs by tracking information access and credibility. The model uses directed graphs called Local Epistemic World Models to represent epistemic relationships and generates falsifiable predictions about mentalizing failures, advancing cognitive science theory beyond existing Bayesian and simulation-based approaches.