1.What is an agent ?
Researchers involved in agent research have offered a variety of definitions, each hoping to explicate his (her) use of the word "agent." These definitions range from the simple to the lengthy and demanding. One suspects that each of them grew directly out of the set of examples of agents that the definer had in mind. (This is certainly the case for the version proposed below.) Let's orient ourselves by examining and comparing some of these definitions…..