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CONTENTS
ОглавлениеCHAPTER 1 The Thermostat That Evolved
Then the Nest Learning Thermostat
CHAPTER 2 Fait Accompli: Agentive Tech Is Here
Putting Physical and Information Work Together to Become Agentive
Getting to a Working Definition of “Agentive”
Drawing a Boundary Around Agentive Technology
Recap: Agents Are Persistent, Background Assistants
CHAPTER 3 Agentive Tech Can Change the World
They Move Us from Moments to Interests
They’ll Do the Work You’re Not Good At
They’ll Do the Things We’re Unwilling to Do
They’ll Do the Embarrassing Things
. . . and They Will Encourage Discovery Through Drift
They Help Achieve Goals with Minimal Effort
There May Be an Arms Race of Competing Agents
It’s Going to Be Big Enough to Affect Our Infrastructure
Places and Objects Will Need Them
They Will Help Us Overcome Some Human Foibles
Using Them, People Will Program the World
Our Species’ Future May Well Depend on Them
CHAPTER 4 Six Takeaways from the History of Agentive Thinking
Yes, Virginia, Computers Can Take Initiative
Automation Doesn’t Work Like You Think
The Agentive/Assistive Line Will Be Blurry
Recap: On the Agentive Shoulders of Giants
CHAPTER 5 A Modified Frame for Interaction
Seeing What the Agent Is Doing
Having or Helping the Agent Do Stuff
Rules and Exceptions, Triggers and Behaviors
Recap: New Tools in Your Backpack
Agentive Gardening with Mr. McGregor
CHAPTER 6 Ramping Up with an Agent
Getting Goals, Preferences, and Permissions
Recap: Ramping Up Is Often the Tedious Part
Agentive Gardening with Mr. McGregor
CHAPTER 7 Everything Running Smoothly
Recap: Smooth Sailing Is the Easy Part
Agentive Gardening with Mr. McGregor
A Nod to the Looping, Careening Rollercoaster of Trust
Recap: Handling Exceptions Is Often the Hard Part
Agentive Gardening with Mr. McGregor
CHAPTER 9 Handoff and Takeback
Recap: Handoff and Takeback Are the Achilles’ Heel of Agentive Systems
Traditional Usability for the Traditional Parts
Heuristic Evaluation for the Agentive Parts
Recap: Evaluate with Heuristics
CHAPTER 11 How Will Our Practice Evolve?
First, We’ll Be Selling the Concept
Then We’ll Be Working on Making Agents Smarter
Hopefully, We’ll Work on Having Them Fade Away
CHAPTER 12 Utopia, Dystopia, and Cat Videos
But Will the Internet Save Us?
Delivering Strict Services to the 99%
How Many Agents Are Too Many Agents?
Will We Lose the Skills We Hand Over to Agents?
What Will Agents Do to Our Self-Perception?
Is This as Close as We Ought to Come to General AI?
CHAPTER 13 Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It
APPENDIX A Consolidated Touchpoints
