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From sophisticated single agents to multiagent systems (MAS), intelligent agent software has come a long way since its inception.

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    Mark Skilton

  2. Meriden, UK

    Felix Hovsepian

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Skilton, M., Hovsepian, F. (2018). Intelligent Agents. In: The 4th Industrial Revolution. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62479-2_4

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