 An intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions which maximize its chances of success . By this definition , simple programs that solve specific problems are " intelligent agents " , as are human beings and organizations of human beings , such as firms . The intelligent agent paradigm defines AI research as " the study of intelligent agents " . This is a generalization of some earlier definitions of AI : it goes beyond studying human intelligence ; it studies all kinds of intelligence . 
 An intelligent agent <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a system <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>perceives</mark></a> its environment and <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>takes</mark></a> actions which maximize its chances of success . By this definition , simple programs <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>solve specific problems <a href='drop_aux' title='6'><mark>are</mark></a>" intelligent agents " , as are human beings and organizations of human beings , such as firms . The intelligent agent paradigm <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>defines</mark></a> AI research as " the study of intelligent agents " . This is a generalization of some earlier definitions of AI : it <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>goes</mark></a> beyond studying human intelligence ; it <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>studies</mark></a> all kinds of intelligence . 
An intelligent agent a system perceive its environment and take actions which maximize its chances of success . By dis definition , simple programs solve specific problems " intelligent agents " , as r human beings and organizations of human beings , such as firms . The intelligent agent paradigm define AI research as " da study of intelligent agents " . This is a generalization of some earlier definitions of AI : it go beyond studying human intelligence ; it study all kinds of intelligence .