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Latest comment: 15 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Any chance for delivering a definition what a biological autonomous agent might be or just an unnecessary discrimination? Perhaps read too much science fiction, eh?Wireless friend (talk) 14:55, 9 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Yl1665.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 10:42, 18 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Proposal: add book to Further reading section

Latest comment: 3 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. Some or all of the changes weren't supported by neutral, independent, reliable sources. Consider re-submitting with content based on media, books and scholarly works.

Conflict of interest disclosure: I am the author of the book referenced below. Per Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, I am proposing this change here rather than editing the article directly. Proposed addition: I'd like to suggest adding the following to the "Further reading" section: * Nagasubramanian, Dhivya. Agentic AI for Engineers. Apress/Springer, 2026. ISBN 979-8-8688-2360-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-2361-9 Why this is relevant: The book covers [topic — e.g., "agentic AI system design, safety, and enterprise deployment patterns"], which falls within the scope of this article. Independent evidence of notability/relevance: ["The book has been adopted in to 266 libraries across the country https://search.worldcat.org/title/1584648098 " I'd appreciate any feedback from editors on whether this addition is appropriate. Happy to adjust the citation format or wording as needed. Rine7986 (talk) 02:38, 20 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Declined This looks like a WP:TERTIARY source such as a textbook or how-to guide on the subject, rather than a comprehensive WP:SECONDARY source. The title says the book is "for engineers", rather then every-day readers of an encyclopedia, which is not the overall target Wikipedia audience. Spintendo 01:27, 29 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Scope relative to AI agent

Latest comment: 17 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

A discussion of the distinction and overlap between these two articles has been started at Talk:AI agent#Relationship with Autonomous agent. Comments welcome there. JASpencer (talk) 21:10, 15 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Move from Top to High Importance

Latest comment: 1 day ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I'm moving this article from Top to High importance on the AI Project after Talk:AI_agent#c-Alenoach-20260915230700-JASpencer-20260915205900 this comment and before we look to merger discussions. If it's not clear what the scope of the article is then it really shouldn't be in Top importance. JASpencer (talk) 12:59, 1 October 2026 (UTC)Reply