- From: AP Meyer <a.p.meyer@fel.tno.nl>
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:02:27 +0200
- To: Paul Cotton <pcotton@microsoft.com>
- CC: public-webarch-comments@w3.org
Dear Paul Thanks for considering my comments. Of course, I am not intensely satisfied with your response. While I agree that the statements made about agents in the document are clear I feel that there is more to agents and the sematic web than the document suggests. As your response reflects the opinion of a majority I have no problems accepting it. good luck g Andre Paul Cotton wrote: >Thank you for your comment on the WebArch document [1]. > >The TAG reviewed your comment at its meeting today and declined to make >the change that you suggested. > >The WebArch document introduces its use of the terms "Web agent", "user >agent" and "agent" in the Introduction. We believe that the use of >these terms is clear in the document and does not require the additional >description of "autonomy and intelligence" as you have suggested. > >Please let us know if you are satisfied with this response to your >comment. > >/paulc > >[1] >http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webarch-comments/2004JulSep/0 >046.html > >Paul Cotton, Microsoft Canada >17 Eleanor Drive, Nepean, Ontario K2E 6A3 >Tel: (613) 225-5445 Fax: (425) 936-7329 >mailto:pcotton@microsoft.com > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: public-webarch-comments-request@w3.org [mailto:public-webarch- >>comments-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of AP Meyer >>Sent: August 30, 2004 3:47 AM >>To: public-webarch-comments@w3.org >>Subject: Definition of agent in the Web Architecture >> >> >>Hi All >> >>It is a pleasure to see how often the term agent is used in the >>architecture document. This confirms the intimate relationship of >> >> >agent > > >>technology and the semantic web. However, the definition given at >>http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/WD-webarch-20040816/#def-web-agent is too >>restricted. >> >>In particular the notions of autonomy and intelligence are not >>mentioned. Autonomy refers to the ability of agents to act without >>explicit commands, e.g. by defining long-term goals. Tasks may be >>allocated in negotiations among agents without human intervention. >> >>Intelligence refers to the ability of agents to reason about their >>actions based on their world model. OWL reasoners are an example for >>this, others are BDI logics, rule-based systems and others. Adding >>autonomy and intelligence as explicit features of agents broadens the >>scope of the use of agent technology for the semantic web to include >>slef-organising agent societies less tied to immediate user actions. >> >>A third relevant attribute of agents for the (semantic) web is >> >> >mobility. > > >>Mobile agents can travel among address spaces and interact locally >> >> >with > > >>other agents and services. The inclusion of mobility as part of the >> >> >Web > > >>Architecture would allow agents to play a more active role on the Web, >>resulting in open systems for agent societies. Standardisation of >> >> >agent > > >>platforms occurs within FIPA (http://www.fipa.org/). >> >>For reference on multi-agent systems see: >>Weiss, G. (ed.), Multiagent Systems: A Modern Approach to Distributed >>Artificial Intelligence, MIT Press, 2000 >> >> >>hope this helps >>kind regards >>Andre >> >>-- >>Dr. Andre P. Meyer >> >> >http://home.hccnet.nl/a.meyer/ > > >>TNO FEL Command & Control and Simulation, http://www.fel.tno.nl/div2/ >>Delft Cooperation on Intelligent Systems, http://www.decis.nl/ >> >> >>-- >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >-- > > >>---- >>The disclaimer that applies to e-mail from >>TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory >>can be found on: http://www.tno.nl/disclaimer/email.html >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >-- > > >>---- >> >> >> > > > > -- Dr. Andre P. Meyer http://home.hccnet.nl/a.meyer/ TNO FEL Command & Control and Simulation, http://www.fel.tno.nl/div2/ Delft Cooperation on Intelligent Systems, http://www.decis.nl/
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