The next software revolution
S. Talukdar · 2003
We are on the threshold of another revolution in software technology. Previous revolutions have made it dramatically easier for people to write, distribute, use and reuse software. This revolution will provide software agents with the ability to do things for themselves. More specifically, it will provide the means for making software agents autonomous (so that burdensome managerial superstructures become unnecessary) and collaborative (so agents can work together in large groups on big and difficult tasks).