Prof. P. Maes, M. I. T., USA

Lecture
Oesterreichisches Forschungsinstitut fuer Artificial Intelligence (OeFAI)
                      Schottengasse 3, A-1010 Wien
                       Tel.+43-1-53532810,5336112
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Prof.Dr.Pattie MAES
The Media Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
Cambridge, USA


Modeling Intelligent Agents That Assist and Entertain Users
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For the past 7 years I have been modeling and building intelligent 
autonomous agents. I have worked with different types of agents: 

* Robotic agents, such as the 6-legged insect-like robot "Genghis", 
  which I programmed to make it teach itself to walk,

* Computer animated agents, such as the agents of the ALIVE system, 
  which coexist and interact with users in a virtual reality, and 
  finally, 

* "Cyberspace" agents, or agents that perform transactions on 
  behalf of users in the computer and network world, for example, 
  agents that find articles that the user is interested in, or agents 
  that filter your email or schedule meetings on your behalf. 

I will give an overview of these different types of agents and the 
techniques used to develop them. I will illustrate the discussion 
with a lot of videotapes. I will conclude with my vision for the future 
of Human Computer Interaction: a world in which a person is surrounded 
by virtual characters that assist and entertain the user.


Zeit: Dienstag, 31.Mai 1994, 18:30 Uhr pktl.
Ort:  Hoersaal U18 im Juridicum, Wien 1, Schottenbastei 10-16