You describe what you want to buy or sell and they go out on the net, negotiate with similar agents and then report back to you what deals are possible. The design challenge in all of this is to build agents that people trust and that preserve privacy. The microprocessor The networks. Software growth drives hardware growth. People buy new models because their old ones are bogging down.
Software is limited only by human ambition and expectations.
The danger of cyberspace isn't and won't be the technology, just as the main danger of driving isn't the car itself. It's the other people who are out there. Artificial was considered better. Both are creative and problem-solvers, but the language is different. Storytelling requires a professional to do it well.