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To be or not to be an “agent”

  • Part II: What is an Agent? — Definitions and Taxonomies
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Intelligent Agents III Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages (ATAL 1996)

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  1. Dept. of Communication Science and Istituto di Psicologia CNR Group on AI, Cognitive Modelling, and Interaction PSCS-Social Behaviour Simulation Project, University of Siena, Viale Marx, 15, 00137, Roma, Italy

    Cristiano Castelfranchi

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Castelfranchi, C. (1997). To be or not to be an “agent”. In: Müller, J.P., Wooldridge, M.J., Jennings, N.R. (eds) Intelligent Agents III Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages. ATAL 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1193. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0013571

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