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In this chapter, a scenario-based analysis of the guiding vision of a virtual butler is presented. After introducing the concept of scenario-based analysis for comparing agent-based technology design, we use the characterization of the scenario hinted at in the vision document to discuss several technological issues that arise from it. By disregarding non-technical issues, we arrive at problems (or rather challenges) of technology in a wide sense that could be steps in the direction of the virtual butler. The order of presentation of these challenges is based on a subjective estimation of the complexity involved in arriving at the competence required for a virtual butler.
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Rank, S. (2013). What Issue Should Your Virtual Butler Solve Next?. In: Trappl, R. (eds) Your Virtual Butler. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7407. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37346-6_12
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