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Learning objectives Define intelligent agent List and describe major components of IA Software Agents Mobile Agent Learning Agent
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Definition IA is an autonomous entity that perceives its environment via sensors and acts upon that environment directing its activity toward achieving a goal. i.e, acting, rationally) using its actuators.
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Examples of IA
Sensors: Eyes, nose, camera, search engine Percepts: Electronic signals, noise level, Temperature Level Actuators: Limbs, Electronic Commands
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Types of Agents Software Agents: Autonomous software programs that carry out tasks on behalf of users. Eg: Operator assistance.
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Resident Agents Software agents that stay in the computer system and perform their task. Eg: updations
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Mobile Agents Software agents that move to other system, performing tasks there. A mobile agent can transport itself across different system architecture and platforms.
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1. Send agent 2. Send child agents / collect partial results 3. Return merged and filtered results
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Marketing Insights Limited 2004
http://agent.cs.dartmo
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Application: Military
Wired network
Troop positions
Wireless Network
http://agent.cs.dartmo
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Application: e-commerce
Arbiter VendorA VendorB
Bank
Agent
Agent
Yellow pages
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Learning Agent
Software agent that have the capacity to adapt or modify their behaviors that is to learn Learning agent can modify its behavior in 4 ways: 1.look over the shoulder of the user 2. Provide direct and indirect user feedback 3. Learn from examples given by the user. 4. Ask the agents of other users.