Creating Wholly Autonomous Agents in On-line Worlds

Recent years have seen an explosion in new types of on­line   worlds   accessible   both   to   human   users   and, increasingly, automated electronic systems – from new e­ Business   services   to   advanced   Web   applications   and Internet based multi­player gaming worlds. The aim of this paper is consider how it might already be possible (although potentially illegal) to exploit these on­line   environments   in   order   to   construct   wholly autonomous electronic entities able to act for themselves: sustaining   themselves   financially,   choosing   their   own actions,   interacting   with   humans   –   and   surviving   for extended periods without external assistance. The paper is   structured   as   a   “thought   experiment”   on   how mechanisms necessary for self sustainability might be put in place and the potential implications of creating such autom...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: IAT
• Authors: Steven Willmott
• Keywords: Advanced Web Applications, Human Users, IAT 2005, Intelligent Agent, Mechanisms necessary for self sustainability might be put In place and the potential implications of creating such Automated entities