Software Agent Chapter 3: Agent Communication and Knowledge Sharing

Using the same terminology is not essential for effective communication.

Knowledge Level Communication focuses on interaction protocols and transport mechanisms.

A communication language is more important than a representation language in Agent Communication.

Assigning the same meaning to terminology is not essential for shared understanding.

Interaction protocols are solely responsible for the transport mechanism used in communication.

KQML stands for Knowledge Query Manipulation Language.

Ontology is defined as the branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of being.

Ontologies are mainly used for knowledge visualization and text summarization.

Predicate logic augmented with type-of relation can potentially be used to represent ontologies.

Ontology as a representational vocabulary allows the conceptual structure of terms to change during translation.

Concepts consist of two parts: extension and intension, where extension comprises all features valid for all objects.

AI viewpoint sees ontology as an explicit representation of thoughts in the mind of a knowledgeable agent.