But what you see today in agent technology is just the tip of the iceberg, according to the technology's fans. In the future, they predict, Web agents will complete transactions. An agent, for example, not only would flag an investor's attention when a stock price dropped, but also would negotiate with other agents to make a trade. Before such futuristic scenarios are played out, however, humans have a lot of issues to settle. Standards must be established to allow different agents to exchange data.
Web masters have to allow agents into their sites.
Security and privacy must be considered. Perhaps most importantly, users need to trust agents to do their bidding.