TEC1010 Week 4 Discussion - Intelligent Agents

ITEC1010 IT Infrasturcture WK4 Discussion

Discussion: Intelligent Agents

This Discussion asks you to investigate an emerging technology and consider ways you could apply it in your own life.

Computers continue to become more capable, and they are able to handle many tasks thought impossible a few years ago. Autonomous, intelligent computer agents have been envisioned for some time and are now becoming feasible. These agents act like personal assistants. They gather information, make decisions, and respond to events based on rules and knowledge they gather. An agent may be hosted on a Web site, included in an application program, free-standing on your computer desktop, or embedded in a separate device (like a PDA or a robotic vacuum cleaner). Suppose that you could create an intelligent agent to help perform some of you routine chores.