Title
Peer-to-peer networks and collective intelligence: the case for agency
Abstract
The vast quantity of data contributed and consumed via the Internet provides an environment where Collective Intelligence (CI) can emerge. This article considers CI in relation to the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) paradigm, an environment that has the necessary conditions for the generation of large data sets through frequent peer interactions. We then examine the characteristics of agency and relate agent computing to the conditions required to facilitate CI in P2P systems. Furthermore, we present a key research challenge for the community and propose an approach to scrutinise CI in a P2P scenario that makes use of local primitive behaviours to infer the likely collective emergent behaviours for a particular system.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1504/IJGUC.2012.051420
P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
key research challenge,large data set,collective intelligence,p2p scenario,likely collective emergent behaviour,critical dimension,p2p system,agent computing,necessary condition,vast quantity,peer-to-peer network,agency,multi agent system,utility computing
Peer-to-peer,Collective intelligence,Computer science,Knowledge management,Multi-agent system,Utility computing,The Internet,Distributed computing
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
3
4
1741-847X
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-0-7695-4237-9
1
0.35
References 
Authors
8
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Richard Hill1315.70
Nick Antonopoulos253148.72
Stuart Berry321.39