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This chapter describes IDA, an autonomous and “conscious” software agent, and how she interacts with humans. IDA’S purpose is to converse with sailors in the U.S. Navy using natural language in order to arrive at a job placement situation that is beneficial for the sailor and the Navy. Along the way we will explore the general notion of autonomy and what role IDA’S “consciousness” plays in extending that concept.
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Franklin, S., Mccauley, L. (2003). Interacting with IDA. In: Hexmoor, H., Castelfranchi, C., Falcone, R. (eds) Agent Autonomy. Multiagent Systems, Artificial Societies, and Simulated Organizations, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9198-0_8
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