Human-Agent Communication

Dickinson, Ian

HP Development Company

关键词: agent technology;    human-agent interaction;    HCI;   

RP-ID  :  HPL-98-130

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: HP Labs

【 摘 要 】

Agent-based systems are potentially extremely powerful, but agent properties such as autonomy and proactivity raise significant challenges for usability. This paper argues that too little attention is being paid to human-agent communication from the user's perspective. To justify the aspirations of agent designers, fundamental usability questions must be addressed more systematically than is currently the case. The paper outlines some of the problems that are foreseen, and surveys some of the many research activities currently underway that will contribute to eventual solutions. 9 Pages