An autonomous agent is an
artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...
(AI) system that can perform complex tasks independently.
Definitions
There are various definitions of autonomous agent. According to Brustoloni (1991):
According to Maes (1995):
Franklin and Graesser (1997) review different definitions and propose their definition:
They explain that:
Agent appearance
Lee et al. (2015) post safety issue from how the combination of external appearance and internal autonomous agent have impact on human reaction about
autonomous vehicles. Their study explores the human-like appearance agent and high level of autonomy are strongly correlated with social presence, intelligence, safety and trustworthiness. In specific, appearance impacts most on affective trust while autonomy impacts most on both affective and cognitive domain of trust where cognitive trust is characterized by knowledge-based factors and affective trust is largely emotion driven
See also
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Actor model
The actor model in computer science is a mathematical model of concurrent computation that treats an ''actor'' as the basic building block of concurrent computation. In response to a message it receives, an actor can: make local decisions, create ...
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Ambient intelligence
Ambient intelligence (AmI) refers to environments with electronic devices that are aware of and can recognize the presence of human beings and adapt accordingly. This concept encompasses various technologies in consumer electronics, telecommunic ...
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AutoGPT
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Autonomous agency theory
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Chatbot
A chatbot (originally chatterbot) is a software application or web interface designed to have textual or spoken conversations. Modern chatbots are typically online and use generative artificial intelligence systems that are capable of main ...
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Embodied agent
In artificial intelligence, an embodied agent, also sometimes referred to as an interface agent, is an intelligent agent that interacts with the environment through a physical body within that environment. Agents that are represented graphically ...
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Intelligent agent
In artificial intelligence, an intelligent agent is an entity that Machine perception, perceives its environment, takes actions autonomously to achieve goals, and may improve its performance through machine learning or by acquiring knowledge r ...
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Intelligent control
Intelligent control is a class of control techniques that use various artificial intelligence computing approaches like neural networks, Bayesian probability, fuzzy logic, machine learning, reinforcement learning, evolutionary computation and gene ...
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Multi-agent system
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Software agent
In computer science, a software agent is a computer program that acts for a user or another program in a relationship of agency.
The term ''agent'' is derived from the Latin ''agere'' (to do): an agreement to act on one's behalf. Such "action on ...
References
External links
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Requirements for materializing Autonomous Agents* {{cite book , last = Sun , first = Ron , authorlink = Ron Sun , title = Duality of the Mind: A Bottom-up Approach Toward Cognition , publisher = Lawrence Erlbaum , date = September 1, 2001 , location = New Jersey , pages = 304 , url =https://www.questia.com/library/book/duality-of-the-mind-a-bottom-up-approach-toward-cognition-by-ron-sun.jsp , isbn = 978-0-585-39404-6
Artificial intelligence
Cognition