Re: [foaf-dev] foaf robots as People?

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On 8 March 2015 at 21:48, Lars Fischer <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Excerpts from Melvin Carvalho's message of 2015-03-08 15:27:43 +0100:
> > I'm in the process of writing foaf robots that update a status feed.
> >
> > Can I make them a Person?
>
> are there any reasons why they cannot be "Agent"? Seems about right,
> considering the spec even mentions "software bots":
>

Sure robots can be Agents, and probably should.

However, for things like "Intelligent Personal Assistants" [1] I am
wondering if I can go one step further and make them a Person too.  e.g.
Hal etc.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_personal_assistant


>
> "The Agent class is useful in a few places in FOAF where Person would
> have been overly specific. For example, the IM chat ID properties such
> as jabberID are typically associated with people, but sometimes belong
> to software bots." [^1]
>
> Regards,
>         Lars
>
> [^1]: http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/#term_Agent
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On 8 March 2015 at 21:48, Lars Fischer <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">fischer-FjbUJ76EglnKEv6WE/[email protected]=
en.de</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left=
:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
Excerpts from Melvin Carvalho&#39;s message of 2015-03-08 15:27:43 +0100:<b=
r>
<span class=3D"">&gt; I&#39;m in the process of writing foaf robots that up=
date a status feed.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Can I make them a Person?<br>
<br>
</span>are there any reasons why they cannot be &quot;Agent&quot;? Seems ab=
out right,<br>
considering the spec even mentions &quot;software bots&quot;:<br></blockquo=
te><div><br></div><div>Sure robots can be Agents, and probably should.<br><=
br></div><div>However, for things like &quot;Intelligent Personal Assistant=
s&quot; [1] I am wondering if I can go one step further and make them a Per=
son too.=C2=A0 e.g. Hal etc.<br><br>[1] <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/=
wiki/Intelligent_personal_assistant">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellige=
nt_personal_assistant</a><br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,=
204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<br>
&quot;The Agent class is useful in a few places in FOAF where Person would<=
br>
have been overly specific. For example, the IM chat ID properties such<br>
as jabberID are typically associated with people, but sometimes belong<br>
to software bots.&quot; [^1]<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Lars<br>
<br>
[^1]: <a href=3D"http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/#term_Agent" target=3D"_blank">=
http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/#term_Agent</a><br>
<span class=3D""><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
--<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Dr. Lars Fischer<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Email: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">fischer@w=
iwi.uni-siegen.de</a><br>
Homepage: <a href=3D"http://www.uni-siegen.de/fb5/itsec/mitarbeiter/fischer=
/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.uni-siegen.de/fb5/itsec/mitarbeiter/fischer=
/</a><br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Tel.: (0271) 740 - 3041<br>
<br>
If you know what you&#39;re doing =E2=80=94 don&#39;t do it.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0-- Jeff Kimble [Phd =
Comics, Animated Series 2014-2-10]<br>
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