Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Advancing Artificial Intelligence through Theory of Mind

2026-03-19

AI Summary

This work addresses the integration of Theory of Mind (ToM) with artificial intelligence to advance AI systems’ capabilities in understanding, reasoning, and social interaction. By curating selected papers from the Second AAAI 2026 Workshop on Theory of Mind and Artificial Intelligence, this open-access collection presents cutting-edge research spanning cognitive modeling, multi-agent interaction, mental state inference, and explainable AI. The anthology not only fosters novel modeling approaches that leverage ToM to enhance AI’s social cognition but also promotes knowledge sharing and community growth within this emerging interdisciplinary field.

Technology Category

• Cognitive Modeling & Cognitive Systems: Social Cognition And Interaction
• Multiagent Systems: Agent/AI Theories and Architectures
• Humans and AI: Understanding People, Theories, Concepts and Methods

Application Category

• Semantics and Knowledge: Data modeling to support human-machine intelligence, including LLMs agents, intelligent system behavior, explanations, and user-friendly interactions
• Systems and Infrastructure for Web, Mobile and WoT: Applied ML and AI for Web-based mobile applications
• Economics, Online Markets and Human Computation: Research challenges in human and human-AI computation

Abstract

This volume includes a selection of papers presented at the 2nd Workshop on Advancing Artificial Intelligence through Theory of Mind held at AAAI 2026 in Singapore on 26th January 2026. The purpose of this volume is to provide an open access and curated anthology for the ToM and AI research community.

Problem

• Theory of Mind
• Artificial Intelligence
• mental state reasoning
• AI cognition

Innovation

• Theory of Mind
• Artificial Intelligence
• Workshop Proceedings
• AAAI 2026