Intelligent agents (bots) - are they trustworthy?

  • De Wet S
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Contents 1. Definition of an intelligent agent (bot) 2. The operation of an intelligent agent Web research with intelligent agents 3. Criteria for intelligent agent Web search products 4. Conclusion 5. References 1 Definition of an intelligent agent (bot)'Bots' (short for robots, from the Czech word 'robota' meaning 'work') are computer programs that run automatically as stand-in workers in the place of humans (What's a bot? 2000). Pallman (Proffit 2001) defines a bot as equivalent to an automated program, or 'any software that doesn't require constant human intervention.'

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De Wet, S. (2002). Intelligent agents (bots) - are they trustworthy? SA Journal of Information Management, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.4102/sajim.v4i1.157

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