Components of an AI System

An agent perceives its environment through sensors and acts on the environment through actuators.

• Agent
• Perception
• Environment
• Reasoning
• Action

Rational Agent

do the right thing, At a given time rationality depends upon

• The performance measure that defines the success criteria
• The agents’ prior knowledge of the environment
• The actions that the agent can perform
• The agent’s percept sequence.

Factors Defining Agents

• Performance Measure (P)
• Environment (E)
• Actuators (A)
• Sensors (S)

Some Examples