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Paper Abstract: Discussion of current problems, advantages, disadvantages, and applications pertaining to intelligent agents (self-sufficient pieces of code); its business application as artificial intelligance technology. Problems posed by Internet research. Paper Introduction: Definition An intelligent agent is defined as a self-sufficient piece of codethat can make decisions without human intervention Millman Inaddition it has the ability to adapt itself and become more efficient andeffective as it is utilized As such it represents a business applicationof artificial intelligence technology Radosevich Current Challenges The Internet has become a global network of information that consistsof computing devices of all sizes and types owned and or managed by aplethora of organizations Since its inception in the early s Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. "Intelligent Agents for Retrieving Electronic Documents from the Internet," TwinIsles.dev, March, 2 1. "Agents at your Service." InfoWorld, February 16, 1998. Accordingto Millman (1998), the following represent characteristics of an agent: . 3. For example,its agents learn by watching users' viewing patterns. WiseWire offers its service free for personal use.Commercial subscriptions start at a price of $2, per month ("IntelligentAgents," 2 1). Flexible-Must adapt to changing situations and be able to improvise when faced with broken links and inoperable servers. Mobile-Needs to be able to go to its destination and then return "home" to the user. Works CitedHoy, R. Helpers-This type of agent is simplistic and is used in computer maintenance and diagnostic applications. Today,trying to find specific information on "The Web" is a function of how wellthe user had devise his or her query. Available on-line at http://www.infoworld.com/cgi- bin/displayStory.pl?/features/98 216agents.html (24 April 2 3).Radosevich, L. Watchers-This type of agent is called a "push agent" since it "watches" for a specialized event and notifies the user. 2. While the Internet has literally shrank the world into a much smallerspace and has facilitated the way that businesses and/or peoplecommunicate, it has created another problem-information overload. Available on-line at http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-gin/dislayStory.pl?/ features/98 8 3ai.html (24 April 2 3).__________. . . "Find Your Niche and Grow." 7 April 2 3. Available on-line at http://www.twinisles.com/dev/ research/intagents.html (23 April 2 3).__________. In addition, it has the ability to adapt itself and become moreefficient and effective as it is utilized. "Web Ferret." FerretSoft Web Site. Consequently, the"experience" for most users doing a query can be described as somewhatfrustrating. Available on-line at http://www.ferretsoft.com/ (24 April 2 3).__________. A large number of search engines exist providing indexes of a largenumber of web pages, considerable skill is still required to frame thequery and retrieve that information which is useful and eliminate thatwhich is not. . . . It usesseveral methods to increase the accuracy of search responses. At the low end of the groupis a product called "Web-Ferret" (FerretSoft). . Problem Resolution via Intelligent Agents In spite of the best intentions of the Internet, it has becomepopulated with misleading references, broken links, and typically, far toomany hits on most user queries (Millman, 1998). Agents may beclassified in the following manner (Millman, 1998): . As a result it has become a very largestorehouse of information. 1. . Retrievers-This type of agent is also called a "pull agent." These are "keyword" driven programs that are typically dispatched by the end user and programmed to seek out and return specific information. Definition An "intelligent agent" is defined as a "...self-sufficient piece ofcode that can make decisions without human intervention...." (Millman,1998). How does one efficiently sift through all of thisinformation? Since its inception in the early 199 s, it hasexperienced phenomenal growth. Size-Should be between 4Kb and 1 Kb to promote mobility. Discrete-Needs to be invisible to its user. As such it represents abusiness application of "artificial intelligence" technology (Radosevich,1998). Persistence-Needs to be self-sustaining and autonomous of the user. Creative web designers to enable the biasing their contentto appear more frequently in searches can technically skew the output ofsearch engines. 5. Its valuation systemnotes if they view the returned search item at all, records the amount oftime they spent reading it, and notes whether they requested additional orsimilar material. Current Applications and Web Site Linkages A number of applications currently exist. . Intelligence-Needs to be able to "learn" by observing responses as well as via direct input from the user. Through the continued development and improvement of intelligentagents, it is likely that the above dilemma faced by most Internet userswill be either eliminated or at the least reduced. 4. Competitive products "FireFly" and "My Yahoo" workprimarily with text-based information in English. The value of an intelligent agent depends on the time it saves theuser and the quality of the information that has been obtained. "Wise Wire." Available on-line at http://www.wisewire.com (24 April 2 3). Available on-line at (23 April 2 4).Millman, H. Advantages/Disadvantages Amazon.com has probably gained the most notoriety for its commercialuse of agents and the ability of its web site to monitor user preferences.Amazon has, as a result, accumulated a large amount of consumer informationas well as the ability to rapidly analyze and predict consumer behavior.It is in the position to market this information to its strategic partnerswhich brings up the issue of privacy and where is the line drawn betweenprivacy and further exploitation of the Internet by sharing its acquiredconsumer information. . Current Challenges The Internet has become a global network of information that consistsof computing devices of all sizes and types, owned and/or managed by aplethora of organizations. The search engine, "Google" claims to indexover 1.3 billion web pages ("Intelligent Agents," 2 1). WiseWire's agent technology(http://www.wisewire.com) filter information that is gathered from diverseInternet sources as well as a subscribing company's intranet. Shoppers-This type of agent "learns" user preferences and then searches the Web to link interested buyers with sellers. As such, Amazon looks at its information base as arevenue source (Hoy, 2 3). "AI Wises Up: Artificial Intelligence has made the transition from fuzzy-headed fad to real-world application." InfoWorld, August 3, 1998. Hyperopic-Able to look for and acquire information that is "related" but has not been necessarily "identified" by the user. "Go To." Available on-line at http://www.overture.com (24 April 2 3).__________. There are even services available such as "Go To"(www.overture.com) that will permit web site owners to purchase "positions"in search engine results ("Intelligent Agents," 2 1). As such it is intended to reduce the level of human involvement. If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.

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