We want to build intelligent actors, not just intelligent thinkers.
Authors have agents . . .
The next time that you search for specific information on the internet, picture your own agent or group of agents at work, with each knowing just what you're interested in and how important your time is. Research being conducted by AI scientists is enabling agents to become increasingly sophisticated, independent. . . Good Places to Start Intelligent Agents . Chapter 2 of a textbook by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig. A review .