What if agents are not organized into a MSBN?

• Belief propagation in a MSBN proceeds along hypertree in a regulated fashion.

• Circular evidence propagation causes no problem if agents are logical.

• But it causes false belief if agent’s knowledge is uncertain.

• What happens otherwise?

• Not knowing message from Y is based on evidence originated from itself, Z counts the same info twice.

Agent X

Agent W

Agent Y

Agent Z

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