Open agent architecture software

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Open agent architecture software – 1990’s

SRI developed OAA® software, which is designed with intelligent “agents” that track human interactions and work processes to streamline electronic and computer interchange. OAA laid the groundwork for the DARPA-funded CALO project, from which Siri, the first virtual personal assistant, was born. Siri was spun out into an SRI venture that Apple acquired from SRI.


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