This intelligent agent uses adaptive probabilistic concept modelling which involves analysing patterns in information by examining the concepts in that information. These dynamic reasoning engines overcome the weakness of traditional text storage and retrieval search across multiple sources. Give powerful ranked retrieval. Will suggest other useful sources of information Intelligent agent services uses push technology to return the latest documents which match the enquiry thus offering a personalised briefing service. Agent exchange and monitoring allows for the exchange of information between individuals and communities.
Autonomous agents work by themselves on behalf of the individual.
They are constantly active and capable of learning. Benefits of Intelligent agents Increased productivity with personalised information. Better organisation of the knowledge asset. Ability to control access to information. Dave Nichols gave an interesting talk outlining the research project he is working on, the motivations behind the research and where they have reached so far.