Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

The utility of this paper (28 page PDF) from the World Economic Forum is that it will give readers a common vocabulary to talk about AI agents. "An AI agent can be broadly defined as an entity that senses percepts (sound, text, image, pressure etc.) using sensors and responds (using effectors) to its environment." The paper describes the progression from simple rule-based agents to multi-agent systems that can sense the environment, adapt and learn.

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