•Much multi-agent systems work is grounded in Agent Communication Languages (e.g., KQML, FIPA) and associated
software infrastructure such as the DARPA Grid
–The paradigm has been peer-to-peer
message oriented communication mediated by brokers and facilitators.
•The DAML program invites different paradigms which will require some changes in ACLs and their associates
software systems.
–Agents “publish” beliefs, requests, and
other “speech acts” on web pages.
–Agents “discover” what peers have
published on the web.
•The software agent research community is very interested
in the semantic web and DAML