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Autonomous agents or software agents are widely recognized for their potential abilities to solve many of the problems associated with the Internet of retrieving and filtering information (Lieberman, 1997; Thomas and Fischer, 1996). Software agents have already been applied in various settings for identifying, filtering and retrieving relevant information for Internet users (Bradshaw, 1997; Lieberman, 1997; Theilmann and Rothermel, 1998; Thomas and Fischer, 1996). Some even argue that the introduction of autonomous agents may lead to a completely different kind of interaction with computers where you view the system as a personal assistant rather than a tool (Negroponte, 1997; Norman, 1997; Erickson, 1997). Application of software agents holds many promising advantages and opportunities; however, the development and application of software agents is still in its early years and is not yet an established field leaving plenty of room for further research and development.
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Skov, M.B. (2001). Enhancing the Usefulness of Community Chat Rooms: Application of Autonomous Agents. In: Qvortrup, L. (eds) Virtual Interaction: Interaction in Virtual Inhabited 3D Worlds. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3698-9_6
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