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Title:
Foundations of Distributed Artificial IntelligenceAuthor:
O'Hare&JenningsISBN:
0 471 00675 0Publisher:
WileyPages:
576ppPrice:
£60-00Reviewer:
Burkhard KlossSubject:
artificial life or intelligenceAppeared in:
10-3This book is a collection of academic articles on Distributed
Artificial Intelligence. The scope is broad, ranging from overview
material via research papers describing specific systems to more
philosophical papers. Both the authors and the intended audience are from
the academic community and this shows in style and content. If you are
currently working in this or a related field, this may well be an
important book to buy to get an overview of what is currently happening.
It would also provide a useful summary of this research area for late
undergraduate or graduate students, though the price indicates that it's
not a student text per se.
Another group of people that may find this book thought provoking are those working on distributed and semi-autonomous distributed systems, such as agents. These readers will probably find the more detached approach a welcome relief from the 'latest and greatest' hype that dominates the industry.