In this paper, we discuss forward responsibilities in Belief-Desire-Intention agents, that is, responsibilities that can drive future decision-making. We focus on individual rather than global notions of responsibility. Our contributions include: (a) extended operational semantics for responsibility-aware rational agents; (b) hierarchical responsibilities for improving intention selection based on the priorities (i.e., hierarchical level) of a responsibility; and (c) shared responsibilities which allow agents with the same responsibility to update their priority levels (and consequently commit or not to the responsibility) depending on the lack (or surplus) of agents that are currently engaged with it.

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In this paper we describe a domain independent control structure for cooperating problem solving. This control structure is introduced at both conceptual and implementational levels and is further complemented by a descriptive example. The concepts presented in this paper are derived from a generic agent model based upon intentions, behavior and resources of agents. Agents are motivated to act according to their long term goals, desires, preferences, responsibilities and the like. Their actions are influenced by their perceived surroundings, which are other agents and the environment in which they operate.

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