Are Agents an Answer or a Question?

Are Agents an Answer or a Question? (2001)

by Joseph A. Goguen

Venue:	Proc. of the JSAI-Synsophy International Workshop on Social Intelligence Design
Citations:	2 - 0 self

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TITLE	Are Agents an Answer or a Question?	user correction - Legacy Corrections
AUTHOR NAME	Joseph A. Goguen	SVM HeaderParse 0.1
AUTHOR AFFIL	Department of Computer Science & Engineering; University of California at San Diego	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
ABSTRACT	Introduction Agents are increasingly upon us. Although opposition is rare, \intelligent agents" have been attacked for user interface problems, and on larger social issues. Agent supporters have countered these arguments and raised doubts about alternative technologies. We place this in historical, social, and ethical contexts, noting the cyclic nature of such debates. One conclusion is that many problems with arti cial agents arise from a poor understanding of social aspects of human agents. 2. Historical Perspectives The history of technology has seen many movements call for human-like systems, and use anthropomorphic terminology to generate understanding and support. Such movements often make excessive claims, perhaps misled by their own rhetoric or their (sometimes impressive) partial success. This raises unrealistic expectations, which often leads to disappointment, which is surprisingly often followed by rebirth with similar goals, and somewhat improved terminology and techno	user correction - Legacy Corrections
YEAR	2001	INFERENCE
VENUE	Proc. of the JSAI-Synsophy International Workshop on Social Intelligence Design	INFERENCE
VENUE TYPE	CONFERENCE	INFERENCE
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